User blog comment:KevlarNinja/Templer Knight vs. Red Devil Samurai/@comment-2016768-20100930223139/@comment-181289-20100930235033

Well they wore both, but either way mail isn't easy to get through.

Samurai armor was lighter and more flexable. THe Knight's armor will be havier but will offer much more protection. The samurais largly leather and bamboo armor wouuld hold up to repated stikes from a mace. There armor did have iron in it, but this was mostly in the helmet and scales laced together in the chest.