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Kanab?

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Samurai holding a kanab?

The kanab? ( 金?棒 ) (literally "metal stick" or "metal club") is a spiked or studded two-handed war club used in feudal Japan by samurai . Other related weapons of this type are the nyoibo , konsaibo , [1] [2] tetsub? ( ?棒 ) , and ararebo . [3] Related solid iron weapons with no spikes or studs are the kanemuchi (or kanamuchi ) and the aribo (also known as a gojo or kirikobo ). [4]

Description [ edit ]

Kanab? and other related club-like weapons were constructed out of heavy wood or made entirely from iron , with iron spikes or studs on one end. For wooden kanab? , one or both ends could be covered with iron caps. Kanab? -type weapons came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes; though the largest ones were as tall as a man, on average they measured roughly 55" in length. The Kanab? was typically intended for two-handed use, though one-handed versions exist which are more usually referred to as tetsub? and arareb?.

Their shape could be similar to that of a baseball bat , with a thicker outer end tapering towards a slender handle with a pommel, or, after the manner of a J? , they could be straight all the way from the handle to the end. The shaft cross-section could be round (as in a baseball bat) or polygonal ; that is, multi-faceted with flat surfaces arrayed around the central axis. [5] [3] [6]

Mythology [ edit ]

The kanab? was also a mythical weapon , often used in tales by oni , who reputedly possessed superhuman strength . [7] [8] This is alluded to by the Japanese saying "like giving a kanab? to an oni " ?meaning to give an extra advantage to someone who already has the advantage (i.e. the strong made stronger). [9]

Gallery [ edit ]

  • A kanabō
    A kanab?
  • A statue of an oni armed with a kanabō
    A statue of an oni armed with a kanab?
  • A close-up of the iron spikes of a tetsubō
    A close-up of the iron spikes of a tetsub?
  • A Japanese kanabō
    A Japanese kanab?
  • A small antique Japanese wooden club with iron-covered ends and iron studs (ararebō)[3]
    A small antique Japanese wooden club with iron-covered ends and iron studs ( arareb? ) [3]
  • An old Japanese wood club with iron spikes (a kanabō or tetsubō), 4′ 9″ long and 4 lb (1.8 kg) in weight
    An old Japanese wood club with iron spikes (a kanab? or tetsub? ), 4′ 9″ long and 4 lb (1.8 kg) in weight
  • A small tetsubō
    A small tetsub?
  • A close-up of the iron studs on an antique Japanese ararebō, a small version of the kanabō
    A close-up of the iron studs on an antique Japanese arareb? , a small version of the kanab?

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Kogan, Daniel, and Sun-Jin Kim (1996). Tuttle dictionary of the martial arts of Korea, China & Japan . p. 168.
  2. ^ Pauley, Daniel C. (2009). Pauley's Guide: A Dictionary of Japanese Martial Arts and Culture . p. 90.
  3. ^ a b c Mol, Serge (2003). Classical weaponry of Japan: special weapons and tactics of the martial arts . Kodansha International. p. 91.
  4. ^ Serge Mol (2003). Classical weaponry of Japan: special weapons and tactics of the martial arts . Kodansha International. p. 106 .
  5. ^ Secrets of the samurai: a survey of the martial arts of feudal Japan . By Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook. p. 305
  6. ^ Heroes of the Grand Pacification: Kuniyoshi's Taiheiki eiy? den , p. 184
  7. ^ Trimnell, Edward. Tigers, Devils, and Fools: A Guide to Japanese Proverbs . p. 115.
  8. ^ Ishibashi, Tanzan. The Oriental Economist , Volume 43. p. 45.
  9. ^ The netsuke handbook . Reikichi Ueda. p. 175.

External links [ edit ]

  • Media related to Kanabo at Wikimedia Commons
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