Samurai Spear Fighting in Armor - Sojutsu 槍術

Spears (yari) were a principle battlefield weapon of the samurai and ashigaru footsoldiers from the time after the Mongol Invasions (1271-1281) to the end of the samurai wars in 1615. In February a demonstration of various martial arts is performed at Budokan including participants in samurai armor. Samurai Swordfight in Armor: Rate, Comment, and Subscribe! For more cool videos - Twitter - Instagram - Facebook - Matsuri Madness (Japanese Festival) Group -