Polearms
Bisentō
A broad blade on a shaft.
Form and name
Bisentō is a polearm with a large blade. Kashiwa Bujinkan includes it in its weapons overview.
Read more: terms and context
Jutsu · technique and art
Jutsu (術) can mean technique, skill or method. In weapon terminology, we distinguish the implement from the art practised with it.
Source for the word jutsu: Kanjipedia
Tradition and context
Here, bisentō sits beside yari and naginata to compare forms. Their placement does not imply that one developed from another.
Sources and further reading
Kashiwa Bujinkan · våpenoversikt
Practitioner sources describe the tradition’s practice and terminology. They are not used alone as evidence for early historical claims.