Japanese traditional weapons so much we see on television and maybe that we know only samurai and their secret weapon, but it turns out there are various types of weapons in Japan, which is still used and famous through film2 and japanese comics like naruto, black knight armor, etc. .
katana
katana (刀) is a Japanese long sword (Daito, 大刀), although in Japanese itself refers to all kinds of swords. Katana is kunyomi (Japanese title) of the kanji form 刀; while onyomi (called hanzi) is a kanji character to. It refers to the sword one eye, a special curved traditionally used by Japanese samurai.
Katana is usually paired with the wakizashi or shoto, looks similar but made shorter, both worn by members of the warrior class.
wakizashi
wakizashi (Japanese language: 胁 差) is a traditional Japanese sword with a blade length of the eye between 30 and 60 centimeters (between 12 to 24 inches), similar to but shorter than a katana is often worn together. When worn together, the couple was identified as daisho sword, which when translated literally as "large and small"; "dai" or large for katana, and "sho" for wakizashi.
Wakizashi is used as a weapon if no katana samurai. When entering the sacred building or building castles, samurai katana will leave the guards at the entrance. However, wakizashi always remains were taken at each time, and with it, he became the weapon of the samurai, similar to the use of a gun for the army.
naginata
naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) is spear class weapon that was traditionally used in Japan by members of the samurai. A naginata consists of a wooden stick and machete handle curved at the ends, this weapon is the same as that held by guan yu in the history of china.
Martial arts that uses naginata called naginata-jutsu.
kama
kama (镰 or かま) is a traditional weapon from okinawa, kama was originally used for agriculture.
Senjata kama biasa digunakan sepasang, senjata ini merupakan salah 1 senjata utama ninja, tetapi pada ujungnya dipasang gada/rantai, disebut kusari-gama.
kusari gama
kusari-gama adalah kama ( lihat diatas ), tetapi memiliki rantai yang diikatkan dengan senjata tajam ( gada, pedang kecil, dll )
sai
sai (釵) adalah senjata tradisional yang berasal dari okinawa, juga digunakan di india, china, indonesia dan malaysia. Sai adalah senjata yang berbentuk seperti trisula.
Sai pada awalnya adalah alat pertanian.
shuriken
shuriken (手裏剣;"hand hidden blade") adalah senjata tradisional jepang yang pada umumnya digunakan untuk dilempar ke lawan, dan kadang digunakan untuk menusuk dan memotong arteri lawan. Shuriken dibuat dari jarum, pisau, dan bahan logam lain. Shuriken adalah senjata yang paling sering digunakan setelah katana dan naginata.
Ilmu beladiri yang menggunakan shuriken disebut shuriken-jutsu, shuriken-jutsu pada dulunya diajarkan di perguruan ninja.
Shuriken dikenal dengan sebutan "bintang ninja"
kunai
kunai adalah senjata lempar tradisional jepang, muncul pada era kaisar tensho. Kunai pada umumnnya dibuat dari besi, bukan baja/metal lain, dibuat dengan murah dan tidak di-polish. Kunai biasanya berukuran 20-60cm, dan rata-rata 40 cm.
Kunai pada dulunya adalah alat untuk berkebun dan alat bagi para pekerja batu.
Kunai dipercaya sebenarnya bukan senjata yang didesain untuk dilempar, tetapi dapat dilempar dan menghasilkan daya hancur yang lumayan.
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