Nunchaku and Sai: Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts [Paperback]

Ryusho Sakagami (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1980

Deprived by the government of the right to arm themselves in any other way, the people of ancient Okinawa devised distinctive self-defense weapons from the tools of everyday life. Amoung the most characteristic and interesting of these weapons are the nunchaku and the sai, which are explained in this book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Japan Pubns (November 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870403338
• ISBN-13: 978-0870403330
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn From the Master, August 15, 2001

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Sue Lindsay (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nunchaku and Sai: Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts (Paperback)

This is the best book of Basic Nunchuku & Sai techniques and Kata that was ever printed. It is a rare collectors item and should be in the library of every serious Kobudoka.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best nunchaku books I read, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nunchaku and Sai: Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts (Paperback)

It has complete nunchaku kata, basic and advanced swings , and self-defence techniques. Some techniques are rather out of date but most of them and more than usable.If you are beginner and advanced chacku practitioner buy this book!