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Tekkō

The tekkō (鉄甲; lit. "iron", "armor") are weaponized stirrups and horseshoes which originated in Okinawa, Japan, and they fall into the category of "fist-load weapons". By definition, a fist-load weapon increases the mass of the hand so that, given the physical proportionality between the fist's momentum and its mass, it increases the force the bearer can…

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YawaraHorseshoes
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KobudoBrass knucklesTrench knifeBludgeoning
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Okinawa
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Tekkō

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tekko hand weapons horseshoe kobudo used practitioners citation needed knuckles brass design stirrup metal weapon fist-load also okinawan could horseshoes

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