While the sasumata is meant to capture via pinning, the sodegarami is meant to detain by entangling the garments of a target. The four-foot wooden shaft has a t-shaped metal head covered in hooks and barbs, making it easy to snag an opponent's clothing and secure it.
The sasumata is also known as the "man catcher" due to its original purpose, which was to detain without causing any signif1cai1t damage. The weapon is a four-foot wooden shaft with a barbed crescent blade at the end. This end was used to trap an opponent against the ground or a wall without inflicting damage, assuming the target does not struggle. Magistrates and their deputies use the sasumata to detain drunken or disorderly samurai.
The naginata is the most respected hafted weapon used in Rokugan, and is particularly popular among samurai-ko and the warriors of the Phoenix Clan. The naginata is similar to the bisenco in that it is a sword blade attached to the end of a spear shaft. It is lighter than the bisento, and longer than th~ nagamaki.
The nagamaki is basically a sword blade (although not as well-made as that of the katana) anached to a short wooden pole. It is designed to be a lighter weapon, wielded in one hand, and combines the virtues of the sword with the leverage of a hafted weapon.
A bi sento is a wooden shaft with a heavy sword blade at the end. The blade is heavier than that of a karana or nagamaki, and the bisent0 can be a dangerously top-heavy weapon in the hands of someone not trained in its use. It is a popular weapon among certain secis of sohei, or warrior monks, but beyond that it is not commonly seen.
The tetsubo has been the signature weapon of many great Crab Clan heroes, particularly during the Clan War, and as such has become quite a symbol for many young aspiring Hida warriors. A tetsubo is essentially a metal club with steel (or in rare cases jade) studs embedded along its length. This simple design is unparalleled for shattering armor and other hardened targets.
The ono is a large two-handed ax that can easily be used to fell trees or to sever limbs. The sheer force that can be channeled by an overhand strike imo the thin edge of an axe blade results in perhaps the most devaststing personal weapon that a trained warrior can wield.
A massive two-handed war hammer popular in the Crab Clan, the dai tsuchi is one of the more effective tools rhe samurai of Rokugan have against the large, well-armored creatures of the Shadowlands that occasionally threaten the Empire. In trained hands, the dai tsuchi focuses its force in a very small area and can shatter armor or the thick hide of demons without great difficulty.
This inexpensive weapon is a length of chain with weights on both ends. Traditionally these have been small to medium sized cylindrical weights, although in the Crab lands it has recently become more popular to use large spherical weights instead.
The kyoketsu-shogi is eiore of a tool than a weapon, but can be used to attack an opponent without great di fficulty. Popular among ninja and other criminals, this weapon is a metal grappling hook attached to length of chain or, more frequently, a silken rope. The other end of the rope is weighted to hold it steady while someone climbs the rope to whatever target the grappling hook has been secured to.