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.