Feudal Japanese Weaponry P1

Feudal Japanese Weaponry, p1

A Quizizz Presantation

There are many unspoken Japanese weaponry, not just the Katana.

You'll learn about those.

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Famous & not so famous

The Katana is an extremely famous weapon. First, the story...

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Katana/Uchigatana*

Originally, before 700 AD, Japanese forces used a Tachi, a longer, slimmer blade that could not be used in buildings.

However, a blacksmith, Amakuni realised the Tachi's disadvantage. So, he & his assisstant prayed for 7 days & 7 nights until they found enlightenment.

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The Katana's story

Then, Amakuni & his assistant began work on the Katana. Many soldiers came home with their sword in well condition.

The Katana is still famous because of this story.

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The Katana's story, continued

Fun Facts

• The term "Uchigatana" is the original name for the Katana.

• The term "Katana" is actually an English term for any sword with a long handle & a similar blade to the Uchigatana

Feudal Japanese Weaponry (P.2)

NAGINATA

The NAGINATA

The Naginata was simply invented to keep distance on the battlefield.

If you studied the painting, you may have noticed the blade was curved, not very common for a polearm. The reason for that is so soldiers weren't limited to only thrusts, they could slice with a Naginata. This allowed for deadly, thrust-slicing combos that were difficult to evade.

The Naginata, continued

HOWEVER, there were a few disadvantages to the Naginata: Firstly, the user had to be a certain build to wield it; typically athletic build were exclusive to wield the Naginata. An "athletic" build is a lean muscle, short build which wasn't necessarily rare, nor common. It was an every-now-&-then apperance.

A "tactical" Disadvantage

The Naginata, continued

Furthermore, an athletic build was very common in Japanese women, so two Naginata variants came in: ō-naginata were used by men, & ko-naginata were used by women. Later, the Naginata began to be used as a self-defense weapon by the wives of samurai.

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