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Sasumata
The (spear fork) is a pole weapon used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
==Description and use==
Although some sources place the origin of the sasumata in the Muromachi period, most sources discuss its use in the Edo period. In Edo period Japan the samurai were in charge of police operations. Various levels of samurai police with help from non-samurai commoners used many types of non-lethal weapons to capture suspected criminals for trial.
The ''sasumata'' (spear fork) together with the ''tsukubō'' (push pole) and the ''sodegarami'' (sleeve entangler) comprised the ''torimono sandōgu'' (three tools/implements of arresting) used by samurai police and security forces.〔(''Taiho-jutsu: law and order in the age of the samurai'', Don Cunningham, Tuttle Publishing, Apr 15, 2004 P.96 )〕 Samurai police in the Edo period used the sasumata along with the sodegarami and tsukubō to restrain and arrest suspected criminals uninjured. The head of the sasumata would be used to catch around the neck, arms, legs, or joints of a suspect and detain him until officers could close in and apprehend him (using ''hojōjutsu''). The sasumata had a long hardwood pole usually around two meters in length with sharp barbs or spines attached to metal strips on one end of the pole to keep the person being captured from grabbing the pole. The opposite end of the sasumata pole would often have a metal cap, or ''ishizuki'' like those found on naginata and other pole weapons.〔(''Taiho-jutsu: law and order in the age of the samurai'', Don Cunningham, Tuttle Martial Arts, Tuttle Publishing, 2004 ISBN 0-8048-3536-5, ISBN 978-0-8048-3536-7 P.93-100 )〕
Today, a modern version of the sasumata is still occasionally used by the police and as a self-defense tool. These modern sasumata are often made of aluminum, without the sharpened blades and spikes found on their medieval counterparts, they have been marketed to schools due to a growing fear of classroom invasions. A reported rise in school invasions has prompted many schools in Japan to keep sasumata available as a method for teachers to protect themselves or students and detain a potential threat until the authorities can arrive.〔''Mainichi Shinbun'' 2004.〕
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