User blog comment:Appelmonkey/Rematch: Samurai vs. Knights/@comment-35617681-20180823032641

Kriller99's "The Armored Elite" Edges

Daggers: After a lot of consideration, I've decided to give the edge to the Tanto. As far as I can tell, the Rondel Dagger wasn't used as much by the knights, due to them usually carrying a shield alongside their sword. Not to mention that it was more often used as a last resort weapon. While the Tanto is also (mainly) for worst case scenarios, it has a fighting style designed specifically for it (tanto jutsu) and it was in fact designed to punch through armor, unlike the Rondel dagger, which was mainly used to get in gaps in an opponents' armor

Small Swords: Arming Sword. Yeah, I know the katana can be used for stabbing. It also might be able to be swung faster. But I've gotta think about the fighting styles. The Samurai is probably used to fighting either other samurai or soldiers with similar (such as Mongolian steel lamellar) or inferior (like leather armor) armor to his. The Knight's plate will be harder to get around initially (The Samurai would be able to eventually find a weakpoint, it just may take a while), and the Samurai's Tosu-Gosukei armor has more openings, which the Knight can go for at the very start of the fight. That slight head start could very well be crucial.

Long Swords: '''Even. '''Initially I was gonna give the edge to the Longsword, but after looking through Kazanshin's argument, I've changed my outlook. The Odachi makes up for its single edge with a longer blade, plus a skilled user could prevent it's flaws from mattering in a fight. The same goes for the longsword, so I can't decide.

Spears: Halberd and Heavy Lance. The Halberd is equal to/superior to the Naginata in my opinion (it depends on how much either user has trained with them) and the lance is basically a tiebreaker. I gotta say though, not sure why you didn't give the Samurai another polearm.

Clubs: Kanabo. It's quite a bit bigger than the Knight's mace for starters, and it weighs more, which will cause more trauma. Correct me if I'm wrong though; isn't the Kanabo more of a ceremonial weapons? I could definitely be wrong, so don't hesitate to call me out.

Armor: As other users have mentioned, the Iron used in the Samurai's armor is from a later time period than the Knights' and it covers less of the body. Edge, Plate Armor

Winner: Knight. The Armor is the big thing for me. While theoretically (i'm not an expert, so I'm just assuming here) all of the Samurai's weapons can go through the Knight's armor, the Knight will have a much easier time due to coming from a later time period and having fought opponents with equal or more armor than the samurai, and the knight would presumably be just as well trained as the samurai in this fight. If I made any mistakes or offended anyone, comment below and I'll see what I can do to edit my work.