Medieval SAMURAI

You have been chosen to defend the honour of the

Medieval Japanese samurai!

Question: Who would win in a battle between a Samurai and a

Knight?

During the weekend, gather information about why the

Samurai would win a battle against a Medieval Knight.

Think about the following:

 What they used to protect themselves in battle.
 The different sorts of weapons they used.
 Even though the Knight wore heavy metal body
armour, what sort of things did the Samurai have in
regard to skill that could outdo the Knight.
 Did the heavy armour of the knight slow them down
during battle? How could this have been an
advantage for the Samurai?
 Medieval knight
you have been chosen to defend the chivalry of the
Medieval EUROPEAN knight!

Question: Who would win in a battle between a Samurai and a

Knight?

During the weekend, gather information about why the Knight

would win in a battle against a Medieval Japanese Samurai.

Think about the following:

 What they used to protect themselves in battle.
 The different sorts of weapons they used.
 Could a katana cut through metal? How could this
have been an advantage for the knight?
 Fighting on horseback? Was this an advantage?
 Having a shield to protect them? Was this an
advantage?
 DEBATE STRUCTURE
SAMURAI
1ST ‘S’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes 1st ‘K’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes
 States the topic
 States several arguments with
reasoning and evidence.
2nd ‘S’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes
 Rebuts 1st ‘K’ speaker’s points.
 Bring new points.
3rd ‘S’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes
 Rebuts any points stated by
previous speakers
4th ‘S’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes
 Final speaker needs to
summarize debate, weigh in
all evidence as to why
Samurai’s are more likely to
win in battle against Knights.
 Needs to demonstrate why
their side has prevailed with
their arguments and why
opposition has failed.
KNIGHT
 Rebuts 1st ‘S’ speaker’s points.
 States their own points with
evidence.
2nd ‘K’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes
 Rebuts 2nd ‘S’ speaker’s
points.
 Rebuts any other points made
by any other speaker
 Brings up new points.
3rd ‘K’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes
 Rebuts any points stated by
previous speakers
4th ‘K’ SPEAKER – 3 minutes
 Final speaker needs to
summarize debate, weigh in
all evidence as to why Knights
are more likely to win in
battle against Samurai.
 Needs to demonstrate why
their side has prevailed with
their arguments and why
opposition has failed.