Hibuki

During the Tokugawa Era, both samurai and townsmen often depended on simple weapons for personal defense, including the creative use of many common, everyday objects. Here are some articles on exotic defensive weapons like the tessen and jutte as well as other hibuki, or “concealed weapons.”

These articles are either excerpts or based on subjects from my book. Secret Weapons of Jujutsu provides an introduction to the defensive techniques from several different Japanese martial art traditions which incorporate aspects of such concealed or hidden weapons. For more information about the book or how to order a copy, please click here.

After reading the articles, test your memory with the feudal Japanese vocabulary quiz.

Secret Weapons of Jujutsu by Don Cunningham

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