Jessica Gerrity ⚔️Talking about the nagamakiThe other day at my keiko for washiki bajutsu and sport
Jessica Gerrity ⚔️Talking about the nagamakiThe other day at my keiko for washiki bajutsu and sports yabusame I had the chance to try bajobugei for the first time.Loosely translated as martial arts on horseback. It can be defined as「techniques to control a horse whilst utilising a spear or naginata etc on horseback」The non profit: Japanese Horse and Culture Research AssociationAbout the nagamakiThis is a nagamaki. It’s classified as a type of sword developed from the Odachi. The one I’m holding is 170cm long, with a blade length of 74cm. It weighs about 1.4kg. I’m used to this length as my yumi is 221cm but the weight plus being elevated on horseback was something I had never experienced before.As with the spear/yari, it was an important weapon on the battlefield. When the samurai’s weapons moved from naginata and odachi to spears, they were used by ashigaru and cavalry as highly powerful weapons. In the Muromachi period, it was the main weapon along with the Naginata. In the Sengoku period, the phrase “If you can’t use a spear, use a nagamaki” became popular and still is to this day. -- source link
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