16th century Japanese warfare is superior to medieval warfare

C1. Ninja With this point, my opponents arguments and I have clashed with each other in every sense of the word. I have proved sources backing up my argument that ninja's were mercenaries and would allow themselves to be hired by Europe as such. My opponents own source in fact, stated ninja's were amoral. C2. ikkï¿½ï¿½j ikki I have provided a reputable source backing up my claim. My opponent has not refuted it. Whether or not they were ronin is irrelevant it still took the samurai 80 years to defeat the rebellion. C3. Unrest in Europe No most of them were peacefully and legally settled such as in the Pilgrimage of Grace. The two revolts lasted 1-2 years. Japan had one huge revolt lasting 80 years. What takes more resources? C4. Knight vs. Samurai I am not trained in medieval warfare so how is your challenge relevant? As for pulling out a knife. You keep forgetting that knights are heavily armored. You never stated how exactly the Samurai get behind the knights shield without the knight oh dropping their sword and pulling a dagger (which takes only a second or two for an expert swordsman). C5. Longbowman The long bow has much much longer range than any samurai bow. Therefore, they could not even fire at the bowmen. Furthermore, there are ground forces protecting the bowmen, and the bowmen themselves are highly skilled and besides 6,000 bowman killed 35,000 heavily armored knights. Imagine what they will do to 30,000 lightly armored (compared to a knight) ikki ikko. C6. Navy It's at a draw unless something strange happens. (The captain falls asleep, a gun explodes, etc.) And as have stated they went almost the same speed. C7. Cavalry The European pikes would kill the Japanese Cavalry and the Japanese pikes the European cavalry, that's basically what this came down to. C8. Heavy Armour Kicking the shin does not exactly take martial arts skills. All of the European martial arts were "highly effective and sophisticated fighting arts that were passed down and recorded". C9. Army size With smaller numbers it is easier to flank your opponent get behind them etc. C10. Weapon Quality I believe I stated European weapons were made very well and would not just break as you state. C11. Training No, "At 7, the son of a medieval nobleman or knight would be sent off to serve as a page in a lord's castle. There, he would learn horsemanship, archery and swordsmanship, and perform various other duties around the castle". He learns archery, horsemanship, and swordsmanship all at the same time... C12. Allies Who says Portugal and Spain would work for Japan? They are medieval and this is medieval versus Japan. Furthermore, the organization of this army would occur within Europe so even if you march on Europe the exact same thing happens....just in Europe where Japan would be at a huge disadvantage. Furthermore, Japan had been invading Korea and China for while. These countries would not appreciate that and would gladly work for a force to undermine Japan. C13. Movement So they move the same speed. C14. Pikemen and Halberders All that they have to do is delay and kill Japanese forces enough so the Longbowmen can shoot and kill the Japanese forces. As for the Ronin, why can't richer European countries hire them? Mercenaries work for money. Europe has more money. Mercenaries work for Europe.