[Naginata, the most powerful weapon] Since medieval times the naginata has been one of the main weapons in Japan’s battlefields. Requiring the use of both sides of the body and with a length over twice that of kendo’s shinai, the naginata takes a lot of skill to be effectively used but those who try it, are immediately captivated! In Real fighting! [Naginata VOD sereies] ★Real Fighting! Naginata Basics https://vimeo.com/ondemand/znr1d ★Real Fighting! Applied Naginata https://vimeo.com/ondemand/z

[Naginata, the most powerful weapon] Since medieval times the naginata has been one of the main weapons in Japan’s battlefields. Requiring the use of both sides of the body and with a length over twice that of kendo’s shinai, the naginata takes a lot of skill to be effectively used but those who try it, are immediately captivated! In Real fighting! [Naginata VOD sereies] ★Real Fighting! Naginata Basics https://vimeo.com/ondemand/znr1d ★Real Fighting! Applied Naginata https://vimeo.com/ondemand/z

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Nakano Takeko is one of Japan's most celebrated female warriors. An expert in naginata-do (a type of polearm commonly used by onna-bushi or women warriors), she studied martial arts for over a decade and instructed the Daimyo of Okayama's wife in the spear. Takeko was a founding member of the Jōshitai, a unofficial group of female warriors including her mother and sister. They defied orders to fight on the front lines for the shogun during the Boshin War against the Meiji Emperor's forces. Nakan