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summer
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Date: July 09, 2018 12:03AM
>>He said they were more afraid of the housewives with pitchforks...
My long ago martial arts instructor talked about how (perhaps mythically) the people of Okinawa had been forbidden to own weapons. So, being mostly farmers, they learned how to use their farm tools as weapons, and their bodies as weapons. The martial arts weapons that I practiced with were simple in nature and I could see how they might have started as simple household and farm tools. Grab whatever is close at hand and defend yourself.
He also told me about the naginata, which is a weapon that is a long pole with a curved blade on the end. Among others, it was often used by housewives to defend their homes when their warrior husbands were off fighting. I always liked the idea of opening the door to a stranger with a long poker in my hand. lol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata