Kuwa (weapon)

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Kuwa (Japanese hoe).

The Kuwa is an Okinawan and Japanese weapon shaped like a gardening tool of the same name. The gardening tool kuwa is shaped like an adze and used similarly to a hoe. The weapon kuwa is used in Okinawan kobudō.

External links

• http://www.okinawanweapons.com/kuwa.html
• http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/kuwa-okinawan-hoe-and-tool-of-self-defense/