{"id":734,"date":"2019-05-08T14:30:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T14:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/?p=734"},"modified":"2023-11-28T20:14:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:14:14","slug":"yoroi-or-samurai-armor-its-true-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/artykuly\/yoroi-czyli-zbroja-samuraja-jego-prawdziwy-symbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoroi or samurai's armor - his true symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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, i.e. Japanese armor, is the dream of every samurai - both a modern warrior and one living in ancient Japan. It is armor corresponding to the European medieval strip or scale armor, which, although it did not protect as effectively as full plate armor, allowed full freedom of movement both during horse riding, archery and foot fighting.<\/p>

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Who used it?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This armor was introduced in the mid-10th century, during the late Heian period. Due to its price and long production process, initially it was used only by wealthy samurai (cavalry, archery) and generals who could afford to buy such a treasure. Later in the 15th century it was more widely available and its poorer version was also used among the infantry.<\/p>

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\"\"<\/span>The entire armor of a Japanese warrior consisted of several basic parts:<\/span><\/p>

  • Kabuto (\u515c) \u2013 helmet<\/span><\/li>
  • Menpo (\u9762\u982c) \u2013 masks<\/span><\/li>
  • D\u014d (\u80f4) \u2013 breastplate<\/span><\/li>
  • Sode (\u8896) \u2013 shoulder pads <\/span><\/li>
  • Kote (\u7c60\u624b) \u2013 long gloves<\/span><\/li>
  • Hai-date (\u4f69\u696f) \u2013 an apron protecting the hips\/thighs<\/span><\/li>
  • Sune-ate (\u811b\u5f53) \u2013 greaves<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
    Additionally, each of these parts had its own specific elements.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Kabuto<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    1. Tehen (\u5929\u8fba) \u2013 a hole on the top of the helmet used to pull hair that did not fit under the helmet<\/li>
    2. Shiten no by\u00f4 (\u56db\u5929\u306e\u92f2) \u2013 rivets protecting ropes pulled by hibiki no ana from being cut off<\/li>
    3. Hibiki no ana (\u97ff\u306e\u7a74) \u2013 holes used to eliminate vibrations during impacts, through which silk cords were also pulled in such a way that they created a kind of "trampoline" from the inside of the helmet<\/li>
    4. Haraidate (\u7953\u7acb) \u2013 mounting for the front ornament (datemono)<\/li>
    5. Sanko no by\u00f4 (\u4e09\u5149\u306e\u92f2) \u2013 rivets securing the canopy<\/li>
    6. Mabizashi \/ maebashi (\u7709\u5e87 \/ \u524d\u6a4b) \u2013 visor to protect part of the face and against sun rays<\/li>
    7. Fukigaeshi (\u5439\u8fd4) \u2013 side wings that support the shikoro<\/li>
    8. Shinobi no o (\u5fcd\u3073\u306e\u7dd2) \u2013 silk cords used to attach the helmet to the samurai's head<\/li>
    9. Hachitsuke no ita (\u9262\u4ed8\u306e\u677f) \u2013 the first of the movable shikoro plates directly attached to the base of the helmet<\/li>
    10. Koshimaki (\u8170\u5dfb) \u2013 a decorative piece of cloth<\/li>
    11. Suji (\u7b4b) \u2013 helmet bell<\/li>
    12. Kasajirushi no kan (\u7b20\u6a19\u306e\u9436) \u2013 a ring used to attach a rope supporting a small banner used to identify a unit and\/or samurai<\/li>
    13. Hachi (\u9262) \u2013 upper part of the helmet (dome)<\/li>
    14. Shikoro (\u935c) \u2013 a neck guard consisting of three to seven movable plates<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Menpo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      \"\"<\/p>

      1. Mimi (\u8033)<\/li>
      2. Hoo (\u982c)<\/li>
      3. Hana (\u9f3b)<\/li>
      4. Asenagare (\u6c57\u6d41)<\/li>
      5. Nodowa (\u5589\u8f2a) \u2013 neck and throat protection in the form of a "U"-shaped plate covered with small plates connected together<\/li>
      6. Uchihari (\u5185\u5f35)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Down<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        1. Tateage (\u7acb\u4e0a)<\/li>
        2. Nagagawa d\u00f4 (\u4e2d\u5074\u80f4)<\/li>
        3. Yurugi it\u014d (\u63fa\u306e\u7cf8)<\/li>
        4. Kusazuri (\u8349\u647a)<\/li>
        5. Takahimo (\u9ad8\u7d10)<\/li>
        6. Watagami (\u80a9\u4e0a)<\/li>
        7. Munaita (\u80f8\u677f)<\/li>
        8. Wakiita (\u8107\u677f)<\/li>
        9. Uketsubo (\u53d7\u58f7)<\/li>
        10. Kohaze (\u9790)<\/li>
        11. Sodetsuke no kohaze (\u8896\u4ed8\u306e\u9790)<\/li>
        12. Oshitsuke no ita (\u62bc\u4ed8\u306e\u677f)<\/li>
        13. Ch\u00f4 (\u8776)<\/li>
        14. Kazari (\u98fe)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          Soda<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          1. Kohaze (\u9790)<\/li>
          2. Hass\u00f4 by\u00f4 (\u516b\u53cc\u92f2)<\/li>
          3. Ichi no ita (\u306e\u677f)<\/li>
          4. Hishinui no ita (\u83f1\u7e2b\u306e\u677f)<\/li>
          5. Mizunomi no kan (\u6c34\u5451\u306e\u9436)<\/li>
          6. K\u00f4gai no kanamono (\u7b04\u306e\u91d1\u7269)<\/li>
          7. Hass\u00f4 kanamono (\u516b\u53cc\u91d1\u7269)<\/li>
          8. Kanmuri ita (\u51a0\u677f)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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            Kote<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            \"\"<\/p>

            1. Kotezuke no kohaze (\u7c60\u624b\u7740\u306e\u5c0f\u672d)<\/li>
            2. Shinoikada (\u7be0\u7b4f)<\/li>
            3. Shin\u014d (\u7be0)<\/li>
            4. Tekk\u00f4 (\u624b\u7532)<\/li>
            5. Hiji gane (\u8098\u91d1)<\/li>
            6. Tekk\u00f4 no o (\u624b\u7532)<\/li>
            7. Kanmuri ita (\u51a0\u677f)<\/li>
            8. Kusari (\u9396)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Hai-date<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              1. Chikaragawa (\u529b\u9769)<\/li>
              2. Muchisashi-no-ana (\u97ad\u5dee\u7a74)<\/li>
              3. Omeri (\u65bc\u5973\u91cc)<\/li>
              4. Iyo (\u4f0a\u4e88) \/ Kawara (\u74e6)<\/li>
              5. Hikiage-no-o (\u5f15\u4e0a\u306e\u7dd2)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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                Sune-ate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                \"\"<\/p>

                1. Tateage (\u7acb\u4e0a)<\/li>
                2. Kusari (\u9396)<\/li>
                3. Ieji (\u5bb6\u5730)<\/li>
                4. Kakozuri (\u9278\u5177\u647a)<\/li>
                5. Shita no o (\u4e0a\u306e\u7dd2)<\/li>
                6. Shin\u014d (\u7be0)<\/li>
                7. Ue no o \/ Uwa o (\u4e0b\u306e\u7dd2)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Weaknesses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  \"\"Although the yoroi provided very good protection for the samurai during battle against many forms of attacks and wounds, it was far from perfect. The Katori Shino Ryu techniques were designed specifically to be used seme <\/i>\u2013 a gap in the enemy's armor. These gaps resulted mainly from connecting individual parts of the yoroi, often with silk cords or leather straps, which were not as durable as the rest of the armor.<\/span><\/p>

                  Already at the initial stage of learning, our students will learn several basic strokes using these discoveries:<\/p>

                  • Tsuki - a stick in the larynx, as a connecting point between the menpo mask and the throat cover - nodal<\/span><\/li>
                  • Kubi \u2013 a cut to the left or right side of the neck (artery), as a connection point between the menpo mask and the underside of the kabuto helmet<\/li>
                  • D\u014d-uchi \u2013 a diagonal cut aimed at the left or right side of the line below the wide obi belt, as the connecting point of the d\u014d breastplate and the hai-date apron<\/li>
                  • Kote-uchi \u2013 a cut to the uncovered (underside) side of the wrist under kote gloves<\/li>
                  • Sune-uchi \u2013 a humiliating diagonal cut to the back or side, uncovered part of the knee<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Yoroi, czyli japo\u0144ska zbroja, jest marzeniem ka\u017cdego samuraja – zar\u00f3wno wsp\u00f3\u0142czesnego wojownika jak i tego \u017cyj\u0105cego w dawnej Japonii.Jest to pancerz odpowiadaj\u0105cy europejskiej \u015bredniowiecznej zbroi paskowej lub \u0142uskowej, kt\u00f3ra cho\u0107 nie chroni\u0142a tak skutecznie jak pe\u0142na zbroja p\u0142ytowa, pozwala\u0142a na pe\u0142n\u0105 swobod\u0119 ruch\u00f3w zar\u00f3wno podczas jazdy konnej, strzelania z \u0142uku oraz walki pieszej. Kto jej […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artykuly"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-05 16:26:43","action":"category","newStatus":"draft","terms":[101],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13043,"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions\/13043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katorishintoryu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}