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Traditional Weapons of Koryu Bujutsu

Koryu Bujutsu: 8 documented weapons. Of those: blunt / blade-trapping weapon (1), polearm / heavy blade weapon (1), polearm / hooking spear (1). Among them Jitte, Bisento, Kama-yari.

Polearm / Heavy blade weapon

Bisento (Heavy Japanese Polearm)
📏 180 - 220 cm cm⚖️ 3.0 - 5.0 kg kg

Projectile / Thrusting weapon

Bō Shuriken (Japanese Straight Throwing Spike)
📏 12 - 21 cm cm⚖️ 0.05 - 0.12 kg kg

Blunt / Blade-trapping weapon

Jitte (Edo Police Iron Baton)
📏 30 - 45 cm cm⚖️ 0.4 - 0.7 kg kg

Wooden staff weapon

Jo (Short Staff)
📏 128 cm cm

Polearm / Hooking spear

Kama-yari (Sickle-Spear)
📏 200 - 270 cm cm⚖️ 1.8 - 2.8 kg kg

Slashing / Thrusting weapon

Ōdachi / Nodachi (Japanese Field Sword)
📏 160 - 200 cm cm⚖️ 2.2 - 3.8 kg kg

Throwing weapon

Shuriken (Throwing Stars / Blades)
📏 10 - 20 cm cm⚖️ 0.05 - 0.15 kg kg

Polearm / Thrusting

Yari (Japanese Spear)
📏 250 - 400 cm cm⚖️ 1.5 - 2.5 kg kg