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Old 04-10-2005, 04:30 PM   #1
MitchMZ
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Shields in Japan?

I was just wondering if anytime in the history of Japan shields were used alongside swords. I have never seen or heard of shields in Japanese arts, I can only assume that were rarely used, if ever. I would think a shield would be a very formidable form of defense, that would not take a lot of skill to use effectively.

If anyone could enlighten me as to what part (if any) shields played in Japan it would be much appreciated.
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