Samurai War Clubs: History and Usage

Samurai war clubs (such as the Kanabo and Tetsubo) can be an obscure weapon type of old Japan. Yet let's dive in deeper to uncover the true nature of these devastating and brutal instruments of Japanese warfare.

This video is done in collaboration with "Samurai and Ninja History" and "Sengoku Studies戦国研究" Check out their samurai weapon videos!
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Terminology 1:07
History 3:07
Variations and their Usage 4:45
Who do we see use them? 7:52

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Sources Used:
The main sources I used was the fantastic article "Kanabou (金棒) - The Samurai's Mace" from Gunsen History: http://gunbai-militaryhistory.blogspo...

"The Samurai Warrior" by Ben Hubbard also had a little bit of information on the Kanabo as well.

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Music:
"The Shining in Dubai" by Unicorn Heads

Artwork and Images:
Art from Gunsen History.
Photographs from Wikipedia.
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions and photos, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!

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