Japanese Naginata Basic Practice Cuts

Naginata is a long Japanese polearm with a single-edged curved blade attached at the end. It is commonly used by ancient Samurai warriors in battlefield and delivers powerful fearsome cuts. This video is a series of basic practice drills, known as “Suburi“. There are still a number of Samurai sword & weapon schools in Japan, called “Koryu“, which teaches Kenjutsu and sometimes Naginata-jutsu as well. In modern day Kendo, the equivalent is “Atarashii Naginata“, where practitioners wear protective armour (called Bogu) and duel or fence with a bamboo Naginata. The armour is similar to Kendo armour, but with the addition of “Sune-ate“, which is the armour for the shins. Unlike Kendo where the legs are invalid targets, “Atarashii Naginata“ actually allows you to score a point by attacking your opponent’s shin. Other good videos ===================== 1) Naginata versus Kendo Exhibition https://