Introduction to the Sai

Sensei Mike Reeves introduces you to a traditional Japanese weapon - the sai. This instructional segment is taken from the Isshin-ryu Bo and Sai Kata DVD at http://www.turtlepress.com/Isshinryu_Weapon_Kata_Bo_and_Sai_DVD_p/135.html

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[ashdabest67]

bullshit

everyone the sai was originally used by elektra:)

[Nunogo]

@ashdabest67 I was about to object to point out that Raphael from TMNT was first, but a quick google proved me wrong, Elektra was indeed first =)

[CommanderCooper]

@Elektrikkiss Sais with sharpened tips are called "sai daggers," and are also used in martial arts.

[Elektrikkiss]

for stabbing? no hun the original sais were a completely deffensive weapon. they were NEVER sharpened like your cheap sai. sai's with sharp tips is a modern movie thing. the tip is suppose to be blunt.

[ACULimoncelli10]

@thewearywarrior

What?

[thewearywarrior]

@ACULimoncelli10 dont forget commas



[ACULimoncelli10]

@Nunogo

they were turned into weapons by monks, just like they turned nunchucks from tools used to harvest corn to weapons, just like they started using staffs.

[aydooknow]

they actually originated in Antarctica where eskimos used them as ice-picks

[MrCouchmen]

@ashdabest67 And by Neo for 20 seconds?

[ak479877777778]

the sai was not used for digging, i was mostly used for planting seeds in Okinawa.. you would stick it into the ground and it would make a nice hole in the ground for a seed.

[ak479877777778]

@toxi87 that is true, the sai is a Okinawan weapon, not a Japan weapon..