Yamabushi armor
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Yamabushi armor |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , warrior monks |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Yamabushi armor is the Japanese armor of the Yamabushi - or warrior monks ( Sōhei ).
description
This armor is slightly different from the armor of the samurai. It consists of the following parts:
- Breastplate ( Dō )
- Shoulder boards ( Sode )
- Arm armor ( kote )
- Leg armor ( Haidate )
- Shin Armor ( Suneate )
- Shoes ( tsuranuki )
The helmets ( Kabuto ) and the face masks ( Mempō ) were not used by them. The priest's robe, which hid part of the armor, was often worn over the armor (see picture info box). A leather helmet called Tokin was used as a helmet, or they used a white cloth hood that belonged to the monk's robe. The Yamabushi used sword , bow and naginata as weapons . A standard weapon was a kind of priestly walking stick, the so-called Shakujō . It was about 180 cm long and provided with heavy metal rings at the upper end and was suitable as an effective striking weapon. Many Yamabushi went down in Japanese history as famous warriors, including Musashibō Benkei .
literature
- James Murdoch: A history of Japan. Volume 3: The Tokugawa epoch 1652–1868. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London 1926 (Reprinted. Routledge, London 2004, ISBN 0-415-15417-0 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Serge Mol: Classical weaponry of Japan. Special weapons and tactics of the martial arts. Kodansha International, Tokyo et al. 2003, ISBN 4-7700-2941-1 , pp. 197-200.
