sai wrap

[nickb123]

Hey (first post!),

 

I'm a huge sai fanatic and of course is keeping track of the forthcoming Elektra movie as she uses sai. I just noticed that her sai have a criss-cross wrap design on the handle, much like that of katana handles. I just thought it looked really cool and was wondering what you guys thought about it. What kind of material would be used? I would guess traditional japanese cotton or something but what do I know lol. Also, I have no clue how you'd go about wrapping that. Whats your views guys?

[Shorin Ryuu]

The trailer doesn't show enough of her sai technique to let me judge if it is any good or not, but taking Daredevil into account and a photo of her holding the sai for Elektra, it does look a little suspect.

 

On a positive note, I saw a picture of her holding a bo, and her knuckles are actually over the top of the bo (although since it is a pose, I really have no way of knowing whether it should be on top or bottom...).

 

As far as sai wrapping goes, there are a wide variety of things you could use. Mine are just cord. For the criss-cross pattern, I suppose you could do it, but I envision it shifting around a lot do to the types of manipulation you do using the sai. It would have to be pretty tight, I think.