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Sasumata
Sign in to savethumb|300px| Weapons for capturing suspected criminals, from left to right: a tsukubō, a [[sodegarami, and a sasumata]] The is a polearm, a "man catcher", used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
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- Etymology
- Historical background
- Early development
- Edo-period policing
- Description and design
- Techniques of use
- Taiho-jutsu
- Arrest scenarios
- Decline and survival
- Modern usage
- School security
- Police and civilian contexts
- Training and challenges
- Comparisons with other tools
- Criticism and concerns
- In martial arts
- Legacy
- Description and use
- Modern use
- Gallery
- See also
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|300px| Weapons for capturing suspected criminals, from left to right: a tsukubō, a [[sodegarami, and a sasumata]] The is a polearm, a "man catcher", used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
==Etymology== The term sasumata combines the Japanese words 刺 (sasu, "to stab" or "to thrust") and 股 (mata, "fork" or "crotch"), literally meaning "thrusting fork." The name highlights its dual nature: a polearm-like implement but primarily designed to restrain or pin a suspect against the ground or wall.