Taking a leaf out of the training programmes of athletes through the ages, the Samurai warriors had a fitness ... including ...

Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts. To equip these warriors in accordance with ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite ... poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior class rose to power in the 12th century, and their influence grew ...

David, who is based in Towcester in the UK, is well known as an expert restorer of Japanese samurai armour ... Yes, I have a background in digital art, so I was quite comfortable with Photoshop.