Buki Jutsu Tuifa
Tuifa
tonfa or tuifa (handle) was originally a wooden handle filled into a hole on the side of a mill stone used by the okinawans for milling grain. this handle, which was easily disengaged from the mill stone, became a very effective weapon of defense. the main part of the tonfa or millstone handle, consist of a large hardwood body about 15 to 20 inches in length and a smaller cylindrical grip secured at a right angle to the main body about six inches from one end. this farm implement also used for pounding rice and digging potatoes. the techniques of the tonfa were: striking, thrusting, poking, slashing, arm bars, pinching, figure eight, vertical and horizontal spinning.
Isshinryu Buki jutsu Kata; Hamahiga no tuifa
Buki Jutsu Sai
Bo
The Bo is
a six foot staff, sometimes tapered at either end. It was perhaps developed
from the farming tool called a “tenbin”: a stick placed across the shoulders
with baskets or sacks hanging from either end. The Bo was also possibly used as
a handle to rake or shovel. The Bo, along with shorter variations could also
have been developed from walking sticks used by travellers, especially monks.
The Bo is considered to be the king of the Okinawan weapons, as all others
exploit its weaknesses in fighting it, whereas when it is fighting them it is
using its strengths against them. The Bo is the earliest of all Okinawan
Weapons and is made from red or white oak.
Isshinryu Buki jutsu kata’s; Tokumine no kun , Shi shi no kun and Urashi bo
Buki Jutsu Sai
Sai
The Sai is sometimes mistakenly
believed to be a variation on a tool used to create furrows in the ground
however this is highly unlikely as metal on Okinawa was in short supply at this
time & a stick would have served this purpose more satisfactorily for a
poor commoner. The Sai appears similar to a short sword but it is not bladed
& the end is traditionally blunt. The weapon is metal & of the
truncheon class with its length dependent upon the forearm of the user. The two
shorter prongs on either side of the main shaft are used for trapping other
weapons such as Sword or the Bo. Sai was thought to be given to those in
Okinawan society that the Japenese could trust to maintain order. Sai are
traditionally carried in threes, two are used in combat & the third is used
as either a precursor to the actual fight, & is thrown at the enemy, or as
a spare in the event that one is knocked from the hand. There are many
variations on the Sai with varying prongs for trapping & blocking. Sai were
also used as handcuffs & were a symbol of authority in Okinawa
Isshinryu Buki Jutsu sai kata’s are ; Kyan no sai, Kusanku no saiand Chatan yara no sai
