Question: What sports were played by the Samurai?

Question

The Samurai played Polo and competed in ball games when not practicing their budo (or bugei).

Answer 1

hmm....I doubt that any kind of entertainment like that existed in those times. The only cruel death games they played in asia (preferably in China) was this kind of soccer game but with no goals, just having the joy of kicking around the head of their great enemy for a ball. I think it would be possible that they had that type of torture.

Answer 2

They had two sports:

1) Kill

2) Train to kill