Thursday, October 15, 2009

Wakizashi (Japanese:胁差)

Wakizashi (Japanese:胁差)

Wakizashi (Japanese:胁差) is a traditional Japanese sword with a blade length of the eye between 30 and 60 centimeters (between 12 to 24 inches), a similar but shorter than the katana which is often worn together. When worn together, the couple was recognized as the sword Daisho, which when translated literally as "big and small"; "dai" or greater for the katana, and "sho" for wakizashi.
Wakizashi used as a weapon if no samurai katana. When entering the sacred building or palace building, a samurai would leave katananya at the guards at the entrance. However, wakizashi always remains brought at any time, and with it, he became a weapon for the samurai, such as the use of guns for Army