Sunday, April 17, 2011

List of Okinawa weapons

A list of all Okinawa weapons, there are a few Japanese weapons but they are marked as so.

Bisento – Halberd (shizoku weapon) (Japanese weapon) introduced by the Chinese in the 5th century. Resembling the naginata but much heavier.
Bo-or kon, is a long staff, usually made of tapered hard wood sometimes called a rokushakubo
Chinte- or chinti- a bamboo stave, approximately two-foot in length, strapped to each arm.
Chizekun – bo 4 to 9 inches long
Dajio - Two sticks connected with a long rope (15 cm)
Eku bo -oar (Eiku, Eku, Ueku, Ieku)
Gekiguan - staff 4 ft with chain and weight
Goshaku jo – approximately 60 inches long stick, (Japanese weapon)Gusan (Gusan jo) – 4 ft long cross-shaped stick
Hanbo - 3 foot staff
Hashaku bo – 8 foot long staffHoko – a type of yari 3 pointed.(Japanese weapon) sai mounted on top of a bo or jo, axe (Shizoku-weapon)
Kushaku bo (kyushaku bo) - 9 foot staff
Kama- sickle
Kusarigama- Kama & Chain (Japanese weapon)
Kuwa- Hoe
Jiffa- Hair Pin
Naginata – Halberd, consists of a wood shaft with a curved blade on the end;
Nunte bo- (manji sai a fix to top of bo) (Nunti, Nuntei)
Nunchaku- horses bridal
Renkuwan (Uchibo) - Flails from long and short stickRokushaku-bo (Kon, Kun, Bo) -6 foot long staff (Bo)
Rokushaku-kama – 6 ft long staff with sickle
Sansetsu-kon (Sanchaku-kun, Sanbon-nunchaku) -3 section staff
Suruchin (Kusari) - chain with weights
Sai- short sword with three points
Manji Sai
Sanshaku-bo – 3 feet long stick (Hanbo)
Tan Bo (Nitanbo, Nijotanbo, tankon) - 2 feet one hand staff
Tatame Tempe - Deer Skin Shield
Tessen- fan, 4 to 9 inches long
Tekko-horse stirrup
Teko - Punching weapon, pointed short stick
Tenchu- short staff with a point in front
Tekkan zu- a metal ring used as a concealed weapon.
Tinpe & Rorin (Tinbe Tinpe) Shield and Short spear
Tinpe, & Seryuto shield and machety
Tonfa (Tuifa, Taofua, Tunkua, Tuiha)- handle for a mill
Toyei-noborigama – 5.6 ft staff with blade
Yonsetsu-kon - Four-part Nunchaku or staff
Yari- spear
Yaware (yawara bo)- 4 to 9 inches long
Yonshaku-bo (Jo, Tsue, Sutiku) – 4 foot staff