kamayari

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The kama-yari is essentially a yari with blade or blades at a right angle to the shaft. The cutting edge of these blades ranged between 6 and 8 inches. long. There are many types. The two major categories are:

  • Kata-Kamayari: Those with one horizontal blade protruding from one side; In some of them, there maybe a very short blade on the other side.
  • Jumonji Yari: Those with two horizontal blades protruding from two sides.

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