- The
naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) is a
polearm and one of
several varieties of
traditionally made ****anese
blades (nihontō).
Naginata were
originally used by the...
-
Naginatajutsu (長刀術 or 薙刀術) is the ****anese
martial art of
wielding the
naginata (長刀). The
naginata is a
weapon resembling the
European glaive and the
Chinese guan...
- she has
impacted much of the
warrior class,
including many
traditional Naginata schools. Her
actions in
battle received much
attention in the arts, such...
-
naginata), and the ****anese sickle-and-chain (kusarigama). The
modern version of
naginata practice,
called "new
Naginata" (新しいなぎなた
atarashii naginata)...
- not
unlike a
naginata. A
naginata (なぎなた or 薙刀) is a ****anese
polearm that was
traditionally used by
members of the
samurai class. A
naginata consists of...
- archery. In the late
Heian period,
battles on foot
began to
increase and
naginata, a
bladed polearm,
became a main
weapon along with a yumi (longbow). The...
-
large scale in
dense formations with
tanegashima (gun) and yari (spear),
naginata (pole weapon),
which were
difficult to use in
dense formations, were replaced...
- river.
Tajima is said to have
stood upon the
bridge and,
spinning his
naginata,
deflected many if not most of the
arrows that came his way. According...
- died
during the
Boshin War.
During the
Battle of Aizu, she
fought with a
naginata (a ****anese polearm) and was the
leader of an ad hoc
corps of
female combatants...
- Shinkage-ryū. Jōdan-no-kamae is a
guard stance in
Naginata. Both
hands are
above the head, and the
naginata is
lined up
against the opponent,
roughly parallel...
