Sunday, May 21, 2006
Yoroi 13
A domaru
There is one more form of the armors which took root in the Heian Period end(12th century). That is a domaru. A domaru was armed to the handy. Then, it was improved by the one for the infantryman. It is attached in the right side. That joint is said as Hikiawase. Then, there is an idea that an infantryman walks easily in the kusazuri. The kusazuri is divided into eight. This is said as Hachiken-kusazuri. This form is a domaru.
As for the infantryman, it was general that the kabuto(the skull), the sode(An upper arm is defended from the shoulder) , the kote(An elbow is covered from the hand) and the suneate(A shin is covered) weren't attached. As another way of using. It was sometimes put on under the clothes in preparation for the unexpected attack. A domaru can be worn easily. So, leaders came to use, too. It was armed to the teeth. The kabuto, the sode, the kote and the suneate were attached to the domaru.
