Sōjutsu

, meaning "art of the spear", is the Japanese martial art of fighting with a .

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Martial art.image: Estampe-p1000685.jpg
Martial art.imagecaption: Sengoku period samurai with a spear (yari). One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, by Yoshitoshi
Martial art.name: Sōjutsu(槍術)
Martial art.focus: Weaponry (yari/Spear)
Martial art.hardness: Non-competitive
Martial art.country: Japan
Martial art.creator: Manemu Jiefu
Martial art.parenthood: Historical
Martial art.olympic: No

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name in kana: そうじゅつ

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, meaning "art of the spear", is the Japanese martial art of fighting with a .

==Origins== Although the spear had a profound role in early Japanese mythology, where the islands of Japan themselves were said to be created by salt water dripping from the tip of the spear Ame-no-Nuhoko (Heavenly jeweled spear), as a weapon the first spear prototypes were brought from mainland Asia. These early versions were not seen as suitable by the Japanese, who later redesigned them once technology permitted.