The naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) is a polearm and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades ( 展开

It is assumed that the naginata was developed from an earlier weapon type of the later 1st millennium AD, the hoko yari. Another assumption is that the naginata was developed by lengthening the hilt of the … 展开

In contemporary naginatajutsu, two types of practice naginata are in common use.
The naginata used in atarashii naginata (新しいなぎなた), the shiai-yo, has an oak shaft and a bamboo "blade" (habu). It is used for practice… 展开

Naginata can be used to batter, stab, or hook an opponent, but due to their relatively balanced center of mass, are often spun and turned to proscribe a large radius of reach. The curved blade provides a long cutting su… 展开

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