The naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) is a polearm and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades (nihontō). Naginata were originally used by the...

Naginatajutsu (長刀術 or 薙刀術) is the Japanese martial art of wielding the naginata (長刀). The naginata is a weapon resembling the European glaive and the Chinese guan...

she has impacted much of the warrior class, including many traditional Naginata schools. Her actions in battle received much attention in the arts, such...

not unlike a naginata. A naginata (なぎなた or 薙刀) is a Japanese polearm that was traditionally used by members of the samurai class. A naginata consists of...

naginata), and the Japanese sickle-and-chain (kusarigama). The modern version of naginata practice, called "new Naginata" (新しいなぎなた atarashii naginata)...

large scale in dense formations with tanegashima (gun) and yari (spear), naginata (pole weapon), which were difficult to use in dense formations, were replaced...

archery. In the late Heian period, battles on foot began to increase and naginata, a bladed polearm, became a main weapon along with a yumi (longbow). The...

river. Tajima is said to have stood upon the bridge and, spinning his naginata, deflected many if not most of the arrows that came his way. According...

Historical creations have often depicted scenes of Nōhime wielding a naginata sword alongside Nobunaga against enemy soldiers, but there is no evidence...

to: Tendo-ryu bujutsu, a bujutsu koryu specializing in the use of the naginata Tendo-ryu Aikido, an aikido style founded by Kenji Shimizu The style of...