The Samurai
The samurai was what made up the best part of an army they were trained in the arts of martial arts, kendo and kyudo and had to live by the art of Bushido. A samurai had to serve the Daimyo and Shogun. There was a lower class of samurai called ronin. A ronin is a samurai that has lost their master. so they have no leader, and live by their own rules. The samurai would have to carry two swords with them at all times. A Katana and a Tanto Katana being the longer blade and tanto the shorter one. If a samurai ever got caught not having them both with him he would be punished. The samurai could become daimyo if the previous daimyo had adopted them and didn't have worth children. The samurai then Could control a whole province or more with out having to fight.The samurai had no choice to go into battle he had to do what the daimyo or Shogun told him.