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Sasumata
Sign in to savethumb|300px| Weapons for capturing suspected criminals, from left to right: a tsukubō, a [[sodegarami, and a sasumata]] The is a polearm, a "man catcher", used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sasumata is referenced by 187 other articles, and connects out to pole weapon, spontoon and rogatina.
Vinony files it under Ceremonial weapons, Polearms of Japan and Ritual weapons.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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24 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Historical background
- Early development
- Edo-period policing
- Description and design
- Techniques of use
- Taiho-jutsu
- Arrest scenarios
- Decline and survival
- Modern usage
- School security
- Police and civilian contexts
- Training and challenges
- Comparisons with other tools
- Criticism and concerns
- In martial arts
- Legacy
- Description and use
- Modern use
- Gallery
- See also
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|300px| Weapons for capturing suspected criminals, from left to right: a tsukubō, a [[sodegarami, and a sasumata]] The is a polearm, a "man catcher", used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
==Etymology== The term sasumata combines the Japanese words 刺 (sasu, "to stab" or "to thrust") and 股 (mata, "fork" or "crotch"), literally meaning "thrusting fork." The name highlights its dual nature: a polearm-like implement but primarily designed to restrain or pin a suspect against the ground or wall.
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