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...of implements and techniques that were used in feudal Japan by [[samurai]] police and other individuals to temporarily or permanently blind or disorient an o One type of ''metsubushi'' was used by police for blowing powdered pepper or dust into the eyes of a suspect. It is descr

{{short description|Samurai sword}} | used_by = [[Samurai]], [[Onna-musha]], [[ninja|Shinobi]], [[Kendo]], [[Iaido]] practitioners

...of the [[German Renaissance]]. Many [[Chinese martial arts]] also feature weapons as part of their curriculum. ...eriod, [[Japanese martial arts]] beginning with the establishment of the [[samurai]] nobility in the 12th century, [[Chinese martial arts]] with [[Ming dynast

...rregular warfare]] were deemed dishonorable and beneath the honor of the [[samurai]].<ref name="Turnbull 2003 5 6">{{Harvnb|Turnbull|2003|pp=5–6}}</ref> Tho ...e Heike]]'' ''(Heike Monogatari)'', which focus mainly on the aristocratic samurai, whose deeds were apparently more appealing to the audience.<ref name="Turn

[[File:Samurai.png|thumb|Samurai in [[Japanese armour|armor]] in the 1860s; [[Hand-colouring of photographs| ...daimyo estates, gaining managerial experience and education. In the 1870s samurai families comprised 5% of the population. The [[Meiji Restoration|Meiji Revo