Tetsu yoroi tatami katabira (coat with metal armor plates), a lightweight, portable folding armor, yoroi katabira could be folded up to fit into a small container for easy transport. Tekko armor plates protect the hands, shino splints on the forearms, square / rectangle karuta armor plates along the shoulders and the lower third of the body, kikko hexagon armor plates on the upper two thirds of the body. The armor plates are sewn between layers of cloth.