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The '''chigiriki''' is a ]ese flail weapon. It consists of a solid or hollow wood (sometimes bamboo) or iron staff with an iron weight and chain on the end, sometimes retractable. The chigiriki is a more aggressive variation of the parrying weapon ]. It can be used to strike or entangle the opponent as well as to parry his blows and to capture or incapacitate an opponents weapon. <ref>The new weapons of the world encyclopedia: an international ... - Page 17 Diagram Group - 2007</ref><ref>Exotic weapons of the Ninja - Page 54 Sid Campbell - 1999</ref> The {{Nihongo|2=契木|3='''chigiriki'''}} is a Japanese ] weapon. It consists of a solid or hollow wood (sometimes bamboo) or iron staff with an iron weight and chain on the end, sometimes retractable. The chigiriki is a more aggressive variation of the parrying weapon ]. It can be used to strike or entangle the opponent as well as to parry his blows and to capture or incapacitate an opponent's weapon.<ref>The new weapons of the world encyclopedia: an international ... - Page 17 Diagram Group - 2007</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">Exotic weapons of the Ninja - Page 54 Sid Campbell - 1999</ref>


The stick can be as long as the wielder's forearm or longer, while the length of the chain could also be of various lengths. The iron weight could have spikes and its shape could be round or be multi sided. Its origin is not clearly known. Chigiriki belong to the ''furi-zue'' family of weapons (brandishing-sticks) <ref>Japan in days of yore: Volume 4 - Page 249 Walter Dening - 1905</ref> which was any type of stick or staff with a chain attached and it is also one of the ''shinobi zue'' weapons (ninja staffs and canes), ''shinobi zue'' were often hollow and had multiple uses such as hiding other weapons such as ] or as a blow gun or a breathing tube.<ref>Exotic weapons of the Ninja - Page 54 Sid Campbell - 1999</ref> Chigiriki-jutsu is the method of training using a ball and chain attached to a stick.<ref>Comprehensive Asian fighting arts - Page 83 Donn F. Draeger, Robert W. Smith - 1980</ref>The chigiriki is said to be used by the Kiraku ryu and the Araki ryu schools.<ref>Tuttle dictionary of the martial arts of Korea, China & Japan - Page 48 Daniel Kogan, Sun-Jin Kim - 1996</ref> The stick can be as long as the wielder's forearm or longer, while the length of the chain could also be of various lengths. The iron weight could have spikes and its shape could be round or be multi sided. Its origin is not clearly known. Chigiriki belong to the ''furi-zue'' family of weapons (brandishing-sticks),<ref>Japan in days of yore: Volume 4 - Page 249 Walter Dening - 1905</ref> which include any type of stick or staff with a chain attached. It is also one of the ''shinobi-zue'' weapons (concealed staffs and canes), which were often hollow and had multiple uses, such as hiding other weapons like ], or as a blow gun or breathing tube.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The method of training in the use of chigiriki is called {{Nihongo|2=契木術|3=chigiriki-jutsu}}.<ref>Comprehensive Asian fighting arts - Page 83 Donn F. Draeger, Robert W. Smith - 1980</ref> The chigiriki is said to be used by the ] and the ] schools.<ref name="Korea, China Page 48">Tuttle dictionary of the martial arts of Korea, China & Japan - Page 48 Daniel Kogan, Sun-Jin Kim - 1996</ref>


== Schools == == Schools ==
Kiraku ryu<ref name=Amdur>AMDUR, Ellis. ''Old school: Essays on Japanese martial traditions''. , 2002.</ref><BR><ref>Tuttle dictionary of the martial arts of Korea, China & Japan - Page 48 Daniel Kogan, Sun-Jin Kim - 1996</ref> *Kiraku-ryū<ref name="Korea, China Page 48"/><ref name=Amdur>Amdur, Ellis. ''Old school: Essays on Japanese martial traditions''. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801214306/http://edgework.info/buy-books-on-martial-arts.html |date=2010-08-01 }}, 2002.</ref>
Araki ryu<ref name=Amdur/><ref>Tuttle dictionary of the martial arts of Korea, China & Japan - Page 48 Daniel Kogan, Sun-Jin Kim - 1996</ref> *]<ref name="Korea, China Page 48"/><ref name=Amdur/>

==Gallery== ==Gallery==
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Image:2 chigiriki.JPG|2 Japanese chigriki, chain and weight weapons, one with a hollow iron staff and one with a hollow wood and iron staff. Image:2 chigiriki.JPG|Two Japanese chigiriki, chain and weight weapons, one with a hollow iron staff and one with a hollow wood and iron staff
Image:Tetsu chigiriki.JPG|Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside. Image:Tetsu chigiriki.JPG|Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside
Image:Tetsu chigiriki 1.JPG|Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside. Image:Tetsu chigiriki 1.JPG|Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside
</Gallery> </gallery>

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Japanese flail weapon

Chigiriki

The chigiriki (契木) is a Japanese flail weapon. It consists of a solid or hollow wood (sometimes bamboo) or iron staff with an iron weight and chain on the end, sometimes retractable. The chigiriki is a more aggressive variation of the parrying weapon kusarigama. It can be used to strike or entangle the opponent as well as to parry his blows and to capture or incapacitate an opponent's weapon.

The stick can be as long as the wielder's forearm or longer, while the length of the chain could also be of various lengths. The iron weight could have spikes and its shape could be round or be multi sided. Its origin is not clearly known. Chigiriki belong to the furi-zue family of weapons (brandishing-sticks), which include any type of stick or staff with a chain attached. It is also one of the shinobi-zue weapons (concealed staffs and canes), which were often hollow and had multiple uses, such as hiding other weapons like shuriken, or as a blow gun or breathing tube. The method of training in the use of chigiriki is called chigiriki-jutsu (契木術). The chigiriki is said to be used by the Kiraku-ryū and the Araki-ryū schools.

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  • Two Japanese chigiriki, chain and weight weapons, one with a hollow iron staff and one with a hollow wood and iron staff Two Japanese chigiriki, chain and weight weapons, one with a hollow iron staff and one with a hollow wood and iron staff
  • Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside
  • Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside Japanese tetsu chigiriki, a hollow iron cane that has an iron weight attached to a chain hidden inside

See also

References

  1. The new weapons of the world encyclopedia: an international ... - Page 17 Diagram Group - 2007
  2. ^ Exotic weapons of the Ninja - Page 54 Sid Campbell - 1999
  3. Japan in days of yore: Volume 4 - Page 249 Walter Dening - 1905
  4. Comprehensive Asian fighting arts - Page 83 Donn F. Draeger, Robert W. Smith - 1980
  5. ^ Tuttle dictionary of the martial arts of Korea, China & Japan - Page 48 Daniel Kogan, Sun-Jin Kim - 1996
  6. ^ Amdur, Ellis. Old school: Essays on Japanese martial traditions. Edgework Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, 2002.

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