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Kagi yari (鉤槍, "hook spear") was a key-shaped spear with a long blade with a side hook much like that found on a fauchard. This could be used to catch another weapon, or even dismount a rider mounted on horseback. Bishamon yari (毘沙門槍) possessed some of the most ornate designs for any spear. Running parallel to the long central blade ...
[1] [2] Naginata were originally used by the samurai class of feudal Japan, as well as by ashigaru (foot soldiers) and sōhei (warrior monks). [3] The naginata is the iconic weapon of the onna-musha, a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese nobility. A common misconception is that the Naginata is a type of sword, rather than a polearm.
The Yari was a popular weapon throughout the feudal period of Japan, [2] being cheaper to produce and requiring less training than other contemporary battlefield weapons, and lending itself to close formations of ashigaru troops, in conjunction with firearms upon their adoption in Japan. The height of sōjutsu's popularity was immediately after ...
The naginata originates from development of the Japanese spear called hoko yari of the later 1st millennium AD. [1] [2] It has been suggested that it developed along the same lines as Okinawan kobudō weapons as a modified farming tool. Others say that creative samurai in need of a longer weapon
Weapons for capturing suspected criminals, from left to right: a tsukubō, a sodegarami, and a sasumata. The sasumata (刺股, spear fork) is a polearm used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
Samurai chain weapons (3 P) Samurai clothing (9 P) Samurai clubs and truncheons (4 P) P. Samurai polearms (1 C, 8 P) Samurai police weapons (6 P) S. Samurai swords (9 P)
Attacking with the weapon usually entailed swinging the weighted chain in a large circle over one's head, and then whipping it forward to entangle an opponent's spear, sword, or other weapon, or immobilizing their arms or legs. This allows the kusarigama user to easily rush forward and strike with the sickle. [10] There are three types of ...
Kama-yari. The kama-yari (鎌槍, 'sickle spear') is essentially a yari with horizontal kama (blade) at the base of the vertical blade to assist in grappling an opponent. . Generally, the transverse blade, or hook, is large enough to hold the head, neck, or jaw or to grapple with the limbs of an o