Thursday, May 18, 2006
Yoroi 10
The sode
An arm is defended from the shoulder. The sane is connected with the side with the string. This is said as sane-ita. The sane-ita is connected with the bottom with the odoshi-ge from the top. This technique is called Odoshi. A little shield is made by this technique. This little shield is said as Sode. Metal fittings are being fixed on the part of the back of the yoroi. This is said as Agemaki-tsuke-no-kan. The string of the cross form is connected there. This string is said as Agemaki. The sode are connected with Agemaki by a string. It is to defend the movement of the arm effectively.
