Some notes: - You may be familiar with tetsubi in the West as "caltrops." - I've seen yawara for sale on keychains and cell phone straps for young women. - T

Some notes: - You may be familiar with tetsubi in the West as "caltrops." - I've seen yawara for sale on keychains and cell phone straps for young women. - The sasumata still exists today, minus the nasty barbs around the haft; every public school has one or two to be used for subduing intruders. I was (un?)lucky enough to participate in a drill once -- they did a pretty good job of subduing me and pinning me down!