Nodowa
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nodowa is a noun meaning (sumo) A thrust at the opponent's throat.
Meaning
(sumo) A thrust at the opponent's throat.
More Meanings
- An item of Japanese armor protecting the throat: a gorget.
Example Sentences
Attempting such a strike against a samurai would have been disastrous since they wore a gorget (nodowa) attached to their helmet or had armor covering the chin to the throat area in order to protect from that very kind of attack.
The nodowa proper is fastened at the back of the neck by cords, the meguriwa by hooks and the eriwa by a buckle. […] none of the nodowa I have seen that were a part of the neck guard of the menpo had any means of fastening thtem to the corselet.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tokkurinage, uwatedashinage, sokubiotoshi, tsukiotoshi, enzuigiri, tsuki-oshi.
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