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  2. Kukishin-ryū - Wikipedia

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    The Kukishin Ryū Naginata is 225 cm in overall length. It has a double edged blade that is 21 cm long and is attached to the shaft by wires. It is used to slash, parry, strike, stab and deflect; the blade is also used to hook and arrest. Naginata is a weapon of primary importance in Kukishin Ryū as the Bōjutsu owes its origin to the Naginata.

  3. Naginata - Wikipedia

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    A naginata consists of a wooden or metal pole with a curved single-edged blade on the end; it is similar to the Chinese guan dao [4] or the European glaive. [5] Similar to the katana, naginata often have a round handguard between the blade and shaft, when mounted in a koshirae (furniture).

  4. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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    Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya.

  5. Glossary of Japanese swords - Wikipedia

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    nagamaki (長巻, "long wrapping") – a large sword with a usually katana-sized blade and a very long handle of about equal length. Successor design to the ōdachi/nodachi. naginata (薙刀, 長刀) – polearm wielded in large sweeping strokes. Typically with a wide blade, long tang and without yokote. It often has a distinctive carved groove.

  6. Polearm - Wikipedia

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    A naginata (なぎなた or 薙刀) is a Japanese polearm that was traditionally used by members of the samurai class. A naginata consists of a wood shaft with a curved blade on the end. Usually it also had a sword-like guard between the blade and shaft. It was mounted with a tang and held in place with a pin or pins, rather than going over the ...

  7. Japanese sword - Wikipedia

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    In 1934 the Japanese government issued a military specification for the shin guntō (new army sword), the first version of which was the Type 94 Katana, and many machine- and hand-crafted swords used in World War II conformed to this and later shin guntō specifications. Military Swords of Imperial Japan (Guntō)

  8. List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords) - Wikipedia

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    from left to right: naginata, tsurugi, tantō, katana and tachi (not to scale) The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897, [1] [2] although the definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term.

  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 ...