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  2. Jitte - Wikipedia

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    Jitte can occasionally be found housed in a sword-type case hiding the jitte from view entirely. This type of jitte can have the same parts and fittings as a sword, including seppa, tsuba, menuki, koiguchi, kojiri, nakago, mekugi-ana and mei. Sentan, the blunt point of the main shaft of the jitte. Tsuba, a hand guard present on some types of jitte.

  3. Japanese armour - Wikipedia

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    Mengu, various types of lacquered metal and or leather facial armour designed in a way that the top heavy helmet kabuto could be tied and secured to them by various metal posts. Mengu had throat guards yodare-kake made from several rows of iron or leather plates or kusari (chain armour) sewn to a cloth backing, suspended from the bottom edge.

  4. Jion kata group - Wikipedia

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    The name Jitte 十手 ("Ten Hands") expresses that mastery of this kata which enables one to fight like ten men. Jitte teaches techniques usable against armed attacks, especially the bo. It consists of 24 movements and should be performed in about 60 seconds. [2] Also known in some styles as Sip Soo. [3]

  5. Miyamoto Musashi - Wikipedia

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    His father, Shinmen Munisai (新免無二斎) was an accomplished martial artist and master of the sword and jutte (also jitte). [7] Munisai, in turn, was the son of Hirata Shōgen (平田将監), a vassal of Shinmen Iga no Kami , the lord of Takayama Castle in the Yoshino district of Mimasaka Province. [ 9 ]

  6. Kanabō - Wikipedia

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    Samurai holding a kanabō. The kanabō (金砕棒) (literally "metal stick" or "metal club") is a spiked or studded two-handed war club used in feudal Japan by samurai.Other related weapons of this type are the nyoibo, konsaibo, [1] [2] tetsubō (鉄棒), and ararebo. [3]

  7. Sangu (armour) - Wikipedia

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    Antique Japanese (samurai) sangu, the three armours of the extremities, kote (armoured sleeves), suneate (shin armour), haidate (thigh armour) Sangu is the term for the three armour components that protected the extremities of the samurai class of feudal Japan.

  8. Tsutsumi Hōzan - Wikipedia

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    Hōzan was said to have been an adept at fighting with the jitte, even at a young age. Hōzan was also proficient at the art of jujutsu, which was a significant part of his Hōzan-ryū. Although his teacher, Jion, died before Hōzan had learned all of Nen ryū's basics ("techniques of the past"), he is said to have mastered its teaching ...

  9. Kenshi (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Kenshi 's development was primarily led by a single person over the course of twelve years, and it was released on December 6, 2018. Kenshi takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting and allows the player to freely customize all facets of their characters' personality and role in the game world. The game has received mostly positive reviews from ...