- 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...
- 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...
-
large scale in
dense formations with
tanegashima (gun) and yari (spear),
naginata (pole weapon),
which were
difficult to use in
dense formations, were replaced...
-
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)...
- 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...
- 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...
- respectively. In
naginata, chudan-no-kamae is a mid-guard position, with the
naginata held at
waist height. The
Kissaki (the tip of the
Naginata) is held pointing...
-
Historical creations have
often depicted scenes of Nōhime
wielding a
naginata sword alongside Nobunaga against enemy soldiers, but
there is no evidence...
