Japanese Spear Axe

The kind used by women was called ko naginata.

Japanese spear axe. Spears and other long bladed weapons such as japanese polearms are known as yari. A quick twist would entangle the fabric and allow officers to bring the offender down without causing too much injury. Buy a chinese karate weapon to use in your next tournament or some japanese weapons for your dojo. Usually it also had a sword like guard tsuba between the blade and shaft.

The naginata is the iconic weapon of the onna bugeisha a type of female warrior belonging to the japanese nobility. Made from 50 cotton 50 vinylon or 70 vinylon 30 cotton. There is a martial art that teaches how to weld a spear known as sojutsu. Japanese long bladed weapons played an important role during the war.

The japanese emperor declared it illegal for citizens to own weapons so the okinawans developed self defense techniques using simple implements. The naginata is a pole weapon and one of several varieties of traditionally made japanese blades. Naginata a japanese weapon that had a 30 cm 12 in 60 cm 24 in long blade attached by a sword guard to a wooden shaft. Kagi yari 鉤槍 hook spear key shaped spear had a long blade with a side hook much like that found on a fauchard.

Often used by a pair of officers the sodegarami was a spiked pole they would slide into an opponent s kimono. The naginata was the iconic weapon of the onna bugeisha the female warriors of the japanese nobility. A naginata consists of a wood shaft with a curved blade on the end. Second domestically designed pattern.

Naginata were originally used by the samurai class of feudal japan as well as by ashigaru and sōhei. Naginata for fighting men and warrior monks were ō naginata. Lochaber axe a scottish weapon that had a heavy blade attached to a pole in a similar fashion to a voulge. Kamayari a japanese spear with blade offshoots.

It was also a common part of a dowry of noblewomen. A polearm that had a crescent blade for a head which could be used for slashing and hooking. The naginata was a long bladed pole weapon heavier and slower than the japanese sword. Weapons developed from this early period include nunchaku kama sai escrima sticks bo staffs fighting fans kubotans etc.

Currently used by the jgsdf the japan maritime self defense force japan national defense academy cadets and jasdf air rescue wings pararescuemen. It is descended from the chinese guan dao. Tsuki nari yari 月形槍 moon shaped spear barely looked like a spear at all. Ji 戟 a chinese polearm combining a spear and dagger axe.

The sodegarami meaning sleeve entangler was a weapon of the edo era japanese police. This could be used to catch another weapon or even dismount a rider on horseback. Also don t forget about ninja weapons like throwing stars. Yari is the term used for traditionally made japanese blades that are in the form of a straight headed spear.