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#114250 - 01/17/05 04:45 PM different types of jappanese weapons
Anonymous Unregistered	I need to know the different types of Jappanese weapons. they don't need to be swords. I'm just looking for the deffintion of things like kodachi, odachi, etc. Thanks
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#114251 - 01/17/05 05:24 PM Re: different types of jappanese weapons
Zeal Member Registered: 01/08/04 Posts: 56	Kodachi and Odachi are shortsword and longsword respectively. Basically other names for Wakizashi and Katana. Shoto and Daito is another example of names for these two swords. Different ryuha call them different things. Confusing eh?
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#114252 - 01/17/05 06:08 PM Re: different types of jappanese weapons
Anonymous Unregistered	Bo/Rokushakubo - 6' Staff Jo - 4' Staff Keibo - 35cm stick Ebo - 15cm stick Sai - 3 pronged short sword Jutte - Like Sai, with one prong facing back Nunchaku - 2 chuks connected by chain. Kama - Sickle Tonfa - Like a night stick. Yari - Spear Yumi - Bow Eku - Oar There's tons more, but I'll leave it to someone that know more or has a book handy. Mark.
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