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Re: Making Pikes
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 30 Aug 2000 19:17:27 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.castle, John Robert-Blaze Kanehl writes:
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> No, those asian polearms are Naginata.
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> As an aside, Naginata are often disparaginly referred to as a "woman's • weapon",
> because apparently they were often used by unskilled warriors, like wives, who
> were left behind to defend the homes and land. At least, that's what I've
> heard.
Prior to the Edo period, the Naginata was a weapon used on the battlefields by
samurai. The Edo period was relatively peaceful, and women of samurai families
were trained with the Naginata. This is where the tradition of women using
the Naginata came from.
I personally wouldn't be disparaging when referring to the Naginata. With the
length of a bo (staff) and a wide, cutting blade like a sword... it is not a
weapon to be taken lightly. It is very effective at cutting down charging
cavalry and it could probably help you deal with that proverbial "guy with the
claymore" everyone keeps discussing.
Tony
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| (...) To be clear, I didn't say *I* referred to the Naginata disparagingly as a "woman's weapon". I am quite aware of the damage one of these things can do in the wrong hands. For more information, play Kyoshiro in Samurai Showdown III on the Sony (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) No, those asian polearms are Naginata. Shuriken are those little pointy metal stars everyone loved in the mid-80's. They can be seen painted on the torsos of most Lego ninja, tucked in their belts. As an aside, Naginata are often disparaginly (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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