Samurai Kama Essay

During 1185-1868 the samurai were in control of of a lot of land started to over power the ninja. But before the samurai it was a lot more peaceful than the samurai but not as much. When farmers weren't able to share land with other farmers for crops the would usually have a fight or duel of such kind. Farmers would usually use a kama for a fighting. The Kama was meant to be used as a farming tool to cut grass or to cut crops. The kama has been evolved from a Jangama similar to a sickle. The Kama was usually made out of bamboo and thick yarn. When they found out about tobacco they were trying to find a suitable way of smoking it. When they find a way they were thinking of a way for it to be travel ready. They made the Kiseru pipe once a common villager was smoking his pipe but a group of people were demanding him to give his money. The common villager gabed his pipe that was heavy enough to

Most criminals would always underestimate the look of the Manriki-Kusari because you would have to be very skilled to wield it. Many officers would have trouble using it because of the chain was rolled up and hard to throw at the enemy before it was too late. The weapon would be easily concealed from the enemy. Officers would wrap it around the arm so if an enemy was using a knife he could use the chain as amor. Thanks to the weighted end of the end of the chain it was a lot easier to throw at feet and it would be thrown at speeds making the chain to be seen as invisible.

The Chigiriki was a mace connected to a chain and at the chain was a weighted ball. The mace was not used to kill but to disarm the criminal if they were wielding a knife or sword. The mace could be concealed in user's back or used a walking stick or staff. The mace could made out of wood or metal for the chain it's wrapped around the user's hand and made out of