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Spectre · July 24, 2000, 05:15 PM

RMS,

In regards to: with the meji restoration, the police were tasked with disarming the samurai, the most sucsessful weapon was the
manriki-gusari(sp?) an @3' chain with iron handles...

I actually just finished a seminar where yari and jutte were taught. We were advised that the jutte (or jitte) was the most traditional police weapon. I have done a fair amount of training with the kusarifundo/manriki chain, but none of the training was vs sword- it was most often a "low observability" attack from someone who might have appeared unarmed.

July 24, 2000, 05:15 PM	#31
Spectre Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 23, 1998 Location: ATL Posts: 3,277	RMS, In regards to: with the meji restoration, the police were tasked with disarming the samurai, the most sucsessful weapon was the manriki-gusari(sp?) an @3' chain with iron handles... I actually just finished a seminar where yari and jutte were taught. We were advised that the jutte (or jitte) was the most traditional police weapon. I have done a fair amount of training with the kusarifundo/manriki chain, but none of the training was vs sword- it was most often a "low observability" attack from someone who might have appeared unarmed.