Kuda Yari
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| Designations: | Kuda Yari |
| Use: | Lance handle, auxiliary device |
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Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
| Overall length: | about 9 cm to about 13 cm, diameter about 9 cm |
| Handle: | Bronze , iron |
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The Kuda Yari is a lance handle from Japan.
description
The Kuda Yari is made of bronze or iron. It serves as an aid on lance shafts. Basically, it's a kind of tube that is pulled over the shaft of a yari . A round, disc-shaped handguard is worked out on the side that faces the location . Silk cords are often attached around the handle , with which the Kuda Yari is fixed to the wrist of the wearer so that it cannot slip out of the hand. The kuda yari was held in the left hand. The right hand grasped the end of the lance shaft. When pushing the lance forward, it was possible to keep the lance better under control with the help of the Kuda Yari . Through its use, the stitches to the opponent could be executed faster and the left hand, which was closer to the opponent, was protected. There are versions that lock into place with a kind of locking system after the lance has been pushed forward and can be released again with a jerk. The fast forward thrust of the Yari sets the blade with the flexible shaft in rotation.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone, Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, page 395, ISBN 978-0-486-40726 -5
literature
- Roald M. Knutsen, Japanese polearms , Holland Press, 1963, pp. 72, 210
- Diane Skoss, Koryu bujutsu: classical warrior traditions of Japan , Volume 1 of Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Koryu Books, 1997, ISBN 978-1-890536-04-6