Why Women Used Naginata (Japanese Pole Weapon)
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- Naginata is a weapon that has a short sword attached to a long handle.
During ancient times men used them too, but for a long time in Japanese history women mainly used them for fighting. Why did women prefer using the Naginata?
After wars began to be fought in groups after the influences of the Mongolian invasions, the naginata, which could no longer be swung around, disappeared from the battlefield.
Instead, it became an armament used by women, such as the wives and mothers of warlords who participated in battles, to defend the castle in the absence of the castle's owner.
The spear required strength to thrust and strike. But the naginata was easier to handle even if one lacked muscle strength,
since you only have to swing it down with its weight.
Carrying and using a katana was the privilege of male samurai, and women were basically not allowed to handle it.
By the way, the art of handling the naginata remains as a modern budo,
but it still has a very large female population.
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Couldn't they paint realistically like the European art style
I have a question? Was there a Naginata that has a bigger blade than the average blade?
@@PixelDwits they can, you need to look at more Japanese art. But mostly it's down to the same reason why things change in western art (including the period when realism was everything), trends in the art scene.
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Secondly I have a question, whilst you say that today that the naginata is predominantly a female budo. Is it possible/allowed for men to learn it (I would be fine with learning amongst a class of ladies as long as they were comfortable with my being there)? The reason I ask you is because it has been a weapon that I have long been enamoured with, it has an elegance to it I cannot quite explain.
Thank you for your reply, if/when you get around to it. With much regards and respect from the UK, Bill.
So can women train with a katana? ......now.....??😅
So, as a Naginata instructor, I have difficulty getting male students to initially give up overt use of upper body strength, and use koshi power instead. It was used by samurai women for self-defence to counter men using the comparatively shorter-length katana by relying on women's skill at using koshi power as they lacked significant upper body strength!.
For the record, in Japan, Naginata is dominated by women (98% at last count) - some old Kendo sensei still look down disparagingly at males who train in Naginata. Outside of Japan, the female-to-male ratio is roughly equal (although the number of Naginata-ka outside Japan only make up a small fraction of practitioners world-wide)!
Are you talking about atarashii naginata then?
@@Theorof Stats are New Naginata. I have no stats on my koryu, Tendo Ryu.
"Naginata instructor"
*name is raymond*
Uhhhhhhh
@@raymondsosnowski9717 I'm just getting started with Tendo ryu since last year and really liking it. I'm interested in the atarashii as well though.
@@Theorof Where are you? I am in the US network of Naginata-ka.
Naginata is a weapon that has a short sword attached to a long handle.
During ancient times men used them too, but for a long time in Japanese history women mainly used them for fighting. Why did women prefer using the Naginata?
After wars began to be fought in groups after the influences of the Mongolian invasions, the naginata, which could no longer be swung around, disappeared from the battlefield.
Instead, it became an armament used by women, such as the wives and mothers of warlords who participated in battles, to defend the castle in the absence of the castle's owner.
The spear required strength to thrust and strike. But the naginata was easier to handle even if one lacked muscle strength,
since you only have to swing it down with its weight.
Carrying and using a katana was the privilege of male samurai, and women were basically not allowed to handle it.
By the way, the art of handling the naginata remains as a modern budo,
but it still has a very large female population.
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There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects
Naginata was a great defensive weapon.
It didn’t matter if some broad sliced me, but managing distances/weapon ranges is critical even in unarmed combat (e.g MMA)
They were relatively cheap to produce as opposed to a traditional Katana, and I think they were comforting to politically active warfare clan female spouses prior to the Edo period.
I think having a weapon to protect yourself would be comforting to any woman.
In one of the book series written by Tamora Pierce the main character Keladry of Mindelan lived in the Yamani Islands with her diplomat family and trained with naginata, my friends and I read these around middle school and it was very cool to learn about through historical fantasy
Because of that series, i was always very interested in the naginata and have always wanted to get one myself. Im glad im not the only one who found it through Ms Pierce. :)
For everyone doubting this, look how ruthless and high unstoppable Tomoe Gozen was with her Naginata & gleaming armor.
It has probably also practical implications: Women are generally smaller and therefor have lesser range even with a Katana. It’s not just muscle strength but also equalized the range.
It not only equalizes reach, but it has huge reach advantage vs swords.
One of the things that probably helps is that you don't have to lug your naginata around with you if you're only using it for indoor defense. You can just store it on the wall and pick it up from the wall whenever you need it instead of figuring out the logistics of "sheathing" it.
Or you could walk around with the blunt end on the floor, using it as a cane.
@@joannamysluk8623 That'd be like just holding your katana in your hand instead of having it in your sheathe when out in public. People around you would assume you're a violent psychopath just waiting for the slightest excuse to kill someone
@@blackknightjack3850 Well, at least it would keep home intruders away...
It's funny how bits and pieces of cultures never truly change
Why is the naginata also associated with warrior monks?
Me, a female, chilling with my katana and now having one thing to like about living in the 21st century.
These videos are great by the way.
I played a game called Rune Factory where a girl practiced swinging her Naginata. She would talk about how it took a lot of practice to use it and she seemed proud of her skill with it.
It was very interesting to learn about the Naginata and how it became a weapon for woman to use from you.
Most people don't seem to realize that two-handed weapons actually require less strength than one-handed ones. As in, a person can more comfortably use a large weapon held with both hands than a weapon half that weight held in one hand.
but noble women were allowed to carry and use a short sword. Though the naginata does amplify more force, and thus, is better suited to the battlefield than a short sword.
by the way, I myself am a man and I practice the naginata as well.
A shorter sword is more useful to take heads. Taking heads helps you get paid. The distance with the spear can make it tough to retrieve the head of your kill. Many samurai reenactments showed samurai would try to take out the guy with a spear, either he gets a successful stab or the guy gets too close. So they drop their spears and use something shorter like katanas. It mostly become them wrestling and trying to saw off the other living guy's head with a dagger.
@@samuraijackoff5354... Can't you just cut the head off after you kill them?
in all honesty, the naginata is a weapon where a man's strength counts for nothing as long as he can be kept at a comfortable distance. then, they can be killed at the wielder's leisure
@@joshuaclabeaux1470 is the Naginata considered a sword in japan?
I have to say that women are actually not as strong like men but they can actually use the naginata. It can actually give them as much power and strength as a samurai sword.
So that's why Kotone used a Naginata instead of a sword like Makoto
Interesting, great video!
Hmmmm, so most male warriors stopped using Naginata because they were to dangerous to use in battle (because there was too little room, and thus would cause harm towards an ally). However inside palaces and domiciles where not many people could fit, a Naginata could still be swung and thus would be easier to be wielded. And because they were often attacked when the ruler was away, the women were counted upon to defend the home and thus used the Naginata. =/c
I dunno if anyone followed any rules about treating women POWs differently. If they're like the rest of the world one can imagine why the daughters of samurai might not want to be pacifists and instead take up weapons. If you have to go, take a few enemy with you.
Such large swing also works as area denial in castle constraints with fewer soldiers needed.
@@dimasakbar7668 I have seen "swinging with wild abandon" in a controlled fashion being used in Europe with weapons like the zweihander for area denial. Is there any publication or source that points to naginata being used in this manner in the defense of locations, or is this conjecture?
@@AdamOwenBrowning conjecture, what i knew they were historically defending their own castle instead following on campaign. Their kata also more of a swing then a thrust. Hence i can imagine it being useful to hold chokepoints.
I love how women would fight too
Naginata are so badass!
This is my favorite weapon in Elden Ring.
Is Raiden Shogun’s Engulfing Lightning a Naginata?
The naginata looks similar to a Classical European weapon called a falx, with the exception that the falx's cutting edge is on the inside of the curve. The naginata appears to be a slashing weapon, whereas the falx would be a chopping weapon known for lopping off heads and limbs. If the naginata is a pole with a short sword at the end, the falx could be said to be a pole with a kukri at the end.
What's the music from? It's very lively.
What you're describing sounds like a warscythe.
Falx wasn't a polearm. It also had a rather large blade.
Yeah, what you describe sounds like a warscythe. Also, the naginata is more comparable to a glaive than anything else
A naginata is closer to a glaive than a falx
It's basically a glaive.
Are there currently many women who practice bushido and/or other things that involve handling a katana? I'm sure there are some, but I wonder how many. The depiction of female samurai/ronin is one of the coolest things I've seen in anime and video games.
There's another video Shogo did about female bodyguards in the Edo period. They were preferred as the protectors of samurai & daimyo-class women. Most of them were from families that ran kenjutsu schools, so they were daughters/wives of sword masters and skilled fencers in their own right.
Yes, currently there are womenwho practise with other things like katana
I'd love if you can make a video explaing the history and origin of Kyudo (the form of archery). I think it's such a beautiful and interesting art
The fictional character Ogami Itto of "Lone Wolf and Cub" uses a naginata to complement his Dotanuki sword. 🤔
This makes sense. I didn't realize how stark the difference in upper body strength between men and women was until I was a young man who hadn't been working out, and I easily pinned my girlfriend who was the same height as me. Then a couple years later I got into a routine, put on a ton of muscle, and realized how much stronger I had gotten. If I had been seriously working out at the time of our "play wrestling" I might have hurt her on accident.
I practice Okinawa kobudo bo-jitsu called Yamanni Ryu also supposed to be a spear or naginata fighting style
Well, because you can reach far; and you can get them before they get you.
(with fineprint situations over here..)
Honestly when people ask me what a woman's role is and I say in the home, that's what I mean. In the home, running it, defending it, being a general badass
Raiden Shogun's signature weapon is naginata🧐...
Swordstaves are just cool, ne.
So Genshin is actually being historically accurate by not only having Raiden Shogun's main attack weapon a polearm, but her signature weapon is a naginata as well !
I actually would take naginata over the Yari.....
I like the naginata, more than the katana. It’s just…cool, and also i main nobushi in for honor, so i have bias.
When should you use katakana instead of hirigana in words in japanese
(I'm learning Japanese and it really confuses me)
Katakana is often used for names which are not written using kanji. It's mostly seen with foreign names.
Hiragana is what you use normally to write almost anything.
I think it's the most GOOFY ahh weapon
I was stationed in Yokosuka Japan for two years as a US Navy Military Policeman . I saw Japanese schoolgirls carrying naginata with shinai type blades to and from school on the trains and walking the sidewalks . The schoolboys carried shinai . I saw a few students carrying bows and arrows in public .
Well, self-defence or martial arts often taught as school's activity in asia.
I think I learned this when I started playing Persona 3 Portable because the female main character uses one
engulfing lighting 😯
I personally love how the Naginata works and how easy it is to utilize.
They used it BECAUSE THEY'RE SHORT. Like many women vs men.
What music do you use in the background of your video?
actually, naginata is very similar to european glaive, which is basically the same thing- blade on a stick. ;)
Wow, that’s sooo cool!
It looks like a nice home defense weapon!
Imagine the commercial!
"Not alowed to use a katana because of your female reproductive organs?
Then the nadinata is for you!"
Naginata is cool
I disagree with the idea that polearms require less strength because "you swing them down." To properly fight with a polearm, you need MORE strength and control than with a spear.
Spears are polearms
I think thrusting with heavier spear is way more exhausting than swinging glaive like weapons
Much better than the European halberd or Swiss Lucerne hammer in combat.
Does the Nobushi from For Honor have any real basis in Japanese history? They also wield naginatas and are essentially the reason I love the weapon so much
I notice that too, even in anime
Can you talk more about naginata? It looks like its a little different than the western spears so im intrested
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Shogo, aren't these armed female samurai called "Onna-musha" or "Onna-bugeisha"? Which term is more correct to use? Please clarify. THANKS!
I read it was just more effective since it allowed for women (who are usually shorter) to compensate in lack of reach
This perfectly explains why so many naginata users in fiction are women. For example the female MC from Persona 3 Portable. And so it's appropriate that the male MC uses katana.
Naginata superior
All others inferior
Ok maybe the Odachi is cool
A spear requires LESS strength only your own bodyweight.
The disadvantage for a woman would be you need to close in at a shorter distance.
Great short Shogo, but wasn’t Tomoe Gozen famously a swordsman(swordswoman) I’d imagine she was able to use a sword because of her rank and her partner she fought by but
I was going to say "Is it because they're smart?" The naginata is awesome.
So that’s how I meet Japanese women, similar to playing flute in America. Thanks!
My favourite Japanese weapon, like my favourite weapon of all time is the halberd, which is a Swiss weapons, the best polearms and maybe the best white weapons at all
I’m curious to know: are the blades for naginata of the same quality as katana blades? We’re they crafted by the same sword smiths? Or was there a different classification of sword smiths who crafted them?
It reminds me of Tazu from Tenchu 1 (Playstation 1)
Basically the same reason why I’d recommend a rifle over a pistol for home defense, especially for women, interesting.
:))) So the easy answer, It's because they don't allow women to carry katana in that period. So they use naginata instead.
No wander otae chan from gintama carried it around as her wepon for catching that panty theif
Now i seen beatrix amerhauser from zom 100 using it as a primary weapon
Edit : Oshite Mairu
It probably also has to do with the fact that the naginata was much more practically useful in a siege defense situation than a spear. Spears are great for use in battle formations or from horseback, but less useful when defending on foot against enemies coming from multiple angles. But that's where Naginatas shine, as they are able to be swept around in wide arcs, making them ideal for skirmishes against opponents coming in from multiple sides, which is very different from a battlefield situation where the enemy is mostly directly in front of you and swinging in wide arcs would risk hitting your allies.
That's why females boss wasp from shadow fight 2 use Naginata
And wasp uses Japanese Fans
These 2 weapons sre light to use
Hello everyone. How did you measure the owner of the katana for its production.
I guess.. I guess one could say that.. That they used the naginata because.. Because they.. They had no balls
I've been told the women trained to use it in a "broom sweeping" fashion, or at least using the principles behind the sweeping movement by a kendo dude but I'm not sure how true that is
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Did women use the naginata exclusively, or did they have training in other weapons
It probably also helped with the range difference between men and women.
Is it true Naginata also traditionally part of a samurai family daughters' dowry?
Who said women in japan were thought as second class citizens? 😂
It also keeps the bloody end a sensible distance from their fabulous hair and clothes 😂
So that explains why the female Persona 3 character wields one
This is just spear but better if a man were to use one they would probably be able to not only slice through somebody but also break the bone on impact causing bone shards to pierce the inside of targets body
Not only that but the long length of it helps compensate for the reach disadvantage that women have against taller men.
Is that why the raiden Shogun uses a naginata instead of a katana? (Sorry if this is a comment on genshin but after learning about this it was just kinda making sense)
Pero creo que lo mas letal era el samurai equipado con las dos katanas y el arco y flecha para ejecutar a distancias largas y cortas si el enemigo lograba invadir las defensas
Lo que es mucho mas ariesgado el combate cuerpo a cuerpo con las espadas mas cortas la katana la wakizashi y etc
Naginatas are so cool
I want to ask there's a pose where Ninjas or sword fighters. And what their hand stretched out and two fingers while fingers down what is that supposed to mean and why do they do it
So if they just use the Naginata with no long handle, is that a short sword but not a Katana classification?
I have a distinct hatred for the Naginata due to a certain female character in a certain fighting game.
Because it's a type of spear and spears are king.
oh so the engulfing lightning raiden ei uses isn't just a polearm!
i need to watch an anime with this kind of a plot please hit me hit me hit me hit me. anyone please aaaaa
Naginatas look pretty cool, change my mind
I'm pretty sure they used it cuz it reminded them of a broom.
I like to think this inspired for honor devs to make the nobushi
I think I would rather have the reach and the leverage of a naginata
So are there no or not many women who train with the katana in Japan today? Due to it being only allowed for men
Hawk from shadow fight 2: "I must be a woman "
Is there sparring practice in modern japanese fencing?
What is the difference between the naginata and the bisento?
This is what the sticks in my backyard felt like 😆
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