Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: It resembles a traditional naginata , but the main difference was that the handle ( tsuka ) of the nagamaki was not a simple wooden shaft ; it was made more like a katana hilt .
Simplified: It reminds a traditional naginata , but the main difference was that the handle ( tsuka ) of the nagamaki was not constructed of wood ; it was made more like a katana handle .