Saturday, May 06, 2006
Yoroi 3
The Heian Period middle, local clan or local officer organized an influential armed farmer, and a samurai group was organized. As for the battle of the Kamakura Period, piggyback fight was the main stream from the Heian Period. The knight was one combat unit. This is said as Ikki. The yoroi defends the whole body of knight. Because of that, a function on the horse was investigated with an armor. A yoroi for the piggyback fight of this age is said as O-yoroi as well with a popular name.　The characteristics of this yoroi is the Kusazuri. The kusazuri defends a thigh from the waist. The kusazuri is defended like a box. It is attached on front and back and the right and left. This is said as Yongen-Kusazuri.
