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**bpejjssoe** · 07-29-2010, 12:48 PM

Can anyone comment on the lack of shields in japanese martial arts? It seems like other asian martial arts had them. Did they exist at any point in time? Seems like you could still use them with a polearm.

Ask and ye shall receive. In summary it appears smaller personal shields were used very early on in Japanese history but fell out of favor as riding from horseback and archery became the preference of the day.

07-29-2010, 12:48 PM	#8
bpejjssoe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	Can anyone comment on the lack of shields in japanese martial arts? It seems like other asian martial arts had them. Did they exist at any point in time? Seems like you could still use them with a polearm. Ask and ye shall receive. In summary it appears smaller personal shields were used very early on in Japanese history but fell out of favor as riding from horseback and archery became the preference of the day.
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