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I think the samurai, even though the knight has an extremely well-protected body, that ultimately becomes his downfall. The knight is basically moving slower than the agile samurai, and even more slow if his weapon of choice is a pike. Sure, the samurai would have to get a very precise and well-aimed slash to even gash the knight's flesh, through the armor's thin (but opened) spots (such as between the helm and the neck-cover).
The knight would probably win the battle if it was in a closed space, since he wileds a long weapon (pike or greatsword), while the samurai would obviously win if it was in opened space.
Japanese samurai from the Meiji Era, afterr the revolution, were very hard-working, trained by veterans in swordfighting and in martial arts, also they were devout worshippers of the Bushido Code, which is very strict and disciplined. The knights also had to go through their own hardships of course, like first being stableboys, then helping real knights, and sometimes evenm go to the Crusades while still relatively young. Yet, i believe that Japanese samurai had to endure more, specially after the revolution, when almost no-one could carry, and i think that we can all agree that enduring any type of pain, and surviving makes you stronger.
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