Montenegrin vs.Samurai

[Stefan_Dusan]

I guess that your family take very seriously in cultural integrity of your people?

Yeah, mustaches were pretty cool back then. Too bad that most women today prefer hairless men.

Women prefer all sorts of things, some (probably most) clean shaven, but some like full beards. The best thing to do is not to pay attention to women, in reality they're not very picky anyway.

Because so much of my family died for Serbs, for being Serbian, we greatly value our culture and our identity. I try to help Serbs however I can which these days is mostly donating once a month. There is more that can be done though.

[epirot]

If he had any Albanian in him, he'd have probably given up his arms and converted to Shinto.

lol!!

[Lurker]

I think there's just one error in the text. There were no samurai in 1905. Samurai were outlawed as a class in 1868. They still rebelled afterwards (like in Satsuma), but by 1905 the Japanese army had adopted western tactics. They still used the katana instead of the sabre, but that was it. Most of the great Japanese swordsmen probably died of hunger after the abolition of the samurai class (most samurai became very poor after the government stopped paying their stipends in gold). I've noticed the article doesn't mention the name of the Japanese warrior that was beheaded. Who was him, what was his rank, etc? He also must have had an interesting life until that time.

[Vukodav]

I think there's just one error in the text. There were no samurai in 1905. Samurai were outlawed as a class in 1868. They still rebelled afterwards (like in Satsuma), but by 1905 the Japanese army had adopted western tactics. They still used the katana instead of the sabre, but that was it. Most of the great Japanese swordsmen probably died of hunger after the abolition of the samurai class (most samurai became very poor after the government stopped paying their stipends in gold). I've noticed the article doesn't mention the name of the Japanese warrior that was beheaded. Who was him, what was his rank, etc? He also must have had an interesting life until that time.

all Russian sources that I found mention that it was a samurai. even though they were outlawed before that period, there is a high possibility that some of them were still active in army, not as a class but as individual soldiers or officers with same fighting style as samurai. anyway, if he was not a samurai he was certainly best Japanese swordsman His name is unknown. I never learned Japanese, so I can't look up for Japanese sources...

In any case, Montenegrin folk song dedicated To Aleksandar Lekso Saičić
"Лексо бјеше по природи сила,
Па га лако школа научила.
Војну школу он је научио,
С мачевањем он је први био.
Бог га за то бјеше обдарио,
Цар Николи доста мио био.
У хиљаду и деветсто пете,
Кад се Јапан са Русијом срете,
Лексо ступи као добровољац,
као сваки стари Црногорац.
Руској флоти заповједник бјеше,
На Пацифик борбу започеше.
Но, пре борбе што је отпочела,
Русима је књига долетјела.
Од јапанског адмирала Тога,
Који пише ал’ не моли бога.
Са књигом се мегданџија тражи,
Па ти одмах свој армији кажи.
Роженственко књигу објављује,
На књигу се јунак осмјехује.
Па он чека ко ће да се јави,
И да види ко је јунак прави.
Он мислио да се Козак јави,
Адмирал се пуно изненади.
Он пред собом види српског змаја,
Од Берана јуначкога краја,
Храброг Лекса, коме нема равна."

[Lurker]

Still about outdated weapons in 20th century wars, is it true that in the Yugoslav Wars in 1991 there were militias that used crossbows to fight each other? I heard this happened because crossbows aren't considered illegal weapons to trade and they could bypass the blockade on arms dealing that humanitarian agencies created around Yugoslavia. It seemed so weird when I read that, people fighting with crossbows in 1991. And usually arms dealer are experts in smuggling guns wherever they're needed.

[Vukodav]

Still about outdated weapons in 20th century wars, is it true that in the Yugoslav Wars in 1991 there were militias that used crossbows to fight each other? I heard this happened because crossbows aren't considered illegal weapons to trade and they could bypass the blockade on arms dealing that humanitarian agencies created around Yugoslavia. It seemed so weird when I read that, people fighting with crossbows in 1991. And usually arms dealer are experts in smuggling guns wherever they're needed.

lol, soldiers did not used crossbows. but I know for sure that one of my cousins made a professional modern crossbow with a laser and optics for one officer who used it for fun (not shooting on people). It was probably a way for higher ranked officers to pass some time while resting.

[Sorab]

If he had any Albanian in him, he'd have probably given up his arms and converted to Shinto.

Ovo me je zapravo podsetilo (iako je kontekst drugačiji ) na jedan od ključnih dogadjaja zaslužnih za osnivanje Japanske pravoslavne Crkve i širenje Pravoslavlja u toj zemlji .

Radjanje Crkve

Posle sedam godina ucenja, sveti Nikolaj oseti da je spreman da zapocne preobracivanje Japanaca. Stao je da oprezno propoveda Evandjelje ljudima oko sebe. Desilo se da mu je najgorljiviji katihumen dosao sa macem u ruci i ubilackim mislima na umu. Takuma Savabe, samurajski sintoisticki svestenik i odani rodoljub, upade jedne noci kod oca Nikolaja i rece mu da svi stranci moraju da umru zato sto sire lazi i uhode po Japanu, te da ce on sam svrsiti sa Nikolajem ako ne prestane svoje propovedanje. Savabe je od Nikolaja zahtevao ili da smesta napusti Japan ili da umre. On ga je saslusao i zatim zapitao zasto osudjuje na smrt, a da nije prvo cuo o cemu se radi; Nikolaj je pristao da odmah umre, ako Savabe cuje njegovo ucenje i ono mu se bude ucinilo odvratnim. Savabe se iz uobicajene japanske uctivosti slozio da pre nego sto Nikolaja ubije prvo cuje sta on ima da kaze.

Sveti Nikolaj poce Savabeu da propoveda Evandjelje. Pricao mu je o Bogu, grehu, dusi i njenoj besmrtnosti, Hristovom dolasku. Savabe je pazljivo slusao, potom izvadio hartiju i stao da pravi pribeleske. Otada je stalno dolazio kod oca Nikolaja, nije vise mogao bez njegovih medotocivih pouka, i toliko se ispunio ljubavlju prema novostecenoj veri da je bio krsten i primio ime Pavle. Uskoro je Savabe poceo da svojim prijateljima prica o Pravoslavlju, posebno Sakaiju i Uranu. Oni su se takodje preobratili na Pravoslavlje i aprila 1868. primili krstenje i imena Jovan i Jakov. Tako u jednoj noci bese postavljen kamen temeljac za izgradnju Pravoslavlja u Japanu.

http://www.manastir-lepavina.htnet.h...eljjapana.html

[RenaRyuguu]

lel

[Decius]

Montenegrin warrior defeated Samurai in a sword duel.






text in Serbian http://borilacki-klub.com/borilacka-...edio-samuraja/

Badass. Fuck chinks. Montenegrin Serb Pride!