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The sai tools used in Sai jutsu were developed after
being brought to Okinawa from India via China. In the old days they
were used as a Buddhist object. People believed that they 'described
the human body.' They were originally developed as a form of weapon
for protecting treasures, sutras and Buddhist objects in temples.
In Okinawa they were gradually introduced secretly among members
of the warrior class. Most of the kata are named after their
creators, who were mostly noted Okinawan warriors.
In Sai jutsu, there are techniques such as utsu (striking),
uke (blocking), tsuku (thrusting), uchiotosu (striking
down), hikkakeru (hooking) and tsuranuku (piercing).
Sai jutsu is regarded as form of self-defense. Unlike other
martial arts around the world in which the basic idea is to defend
yourself by fatally stabbing your opponent, the primary idea behind
the development of Sai jutsu was to subdue an opponent without
doing him any injury. Kata, including Tsuken shitahaku
no sai, Tawada no sai, and Hamahiga no sai are
still practiced today in Okinawa. |
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Sai Chatanyara no Sai jutsu
[ Demonstrator ]
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Mamoru Nakamoto |
(Born December 21, 1971) |
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Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Preservation Society Bunbukan,
(Shihan 5th Dan) |
This is reported to have been developed by Peichin Yara, a warrior
in Shuri in the reign of King Shoboku (1751-1795). He was also known
as 'Chatan ufuyara'. He was given a manor in Chatan, where
he spent the rest of his life. He developed the Chatan Yara no
Kusanku karate technique, and Chatan Yara no kon,
a Bo jutsu technique. |
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