page_title: Yawara
hierarchical_section_title: Yawara
context_page_description: The yawara is a Japanese weapon used in various martial arts.
  The Yawara originated from the use of Kongou, a Buddhist symbolic object, by monks in Feudal Japan. The Yawara takes the form of one or two small, thick sticks that protrude about 1 inch from each side of the hand. They are usually used in pairs to initiate throws, bone breaks, and pressure point strikes.
  The yawara stick was popularized for police officers in the 1940s by Frank A. Matsuyama, who made his own version in 1937 or earlier.
context_section_description: The yawara (also called pasak or dulodulo in Filipino martial arts) is a Japanese weapon used in various martial arts.
  The Yawara originated from the use of Kongou, a Buddhist symbolic object, by monks in Feudal Japan. The Yawara takes the form of one or two small, thick sticks that protrude about 1 inch (25 mm) from each side of the hand. They are usually used in pairs to initiate throws, bone breaks, and pressure point strikes.
  The yawara stick was popularized for police officers in the 1940s by Frank A. Matsuyama, who made his own version in 1937 or earlier.
caption: A single dumbbell-shaped yawara stick
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