dagger throwing

[username8517]

Does anyone know if throwing a sai is different than throwing knives? Anyone actually practice throwing them?

I've never done it myself, but in traditional okinawa sai training, the practioner would carry three sais--one in each hand and then one tucked in the back between their gi and belt. One sai would be thrown at the foot of their opponent and they would replace it with the one they had tucked behind.

I'll see if I can dig up any videos

[username8517]

Here is a video of some sai work from the 1960s including a throw.

Please note that his video is from the 1960s and the editing is not very well and a bit choppy. Sai work begins around the 2:50 mark and if you watch Kyan Sensei's sai work at 3:41 you should be able to see a sai tucked in back of his gi when he does the kata with a sai throw. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_dx8mKtE6o&mode=related&search=

[lordtariel]

Cool, thanks!

[Vizdrix13]

at the end of this is a bit about sai throwing

[bushido_man96]

at the end of this is a bit about sai throwing

That is quite interesting. That fellow has quite a few videos on YouTube. He seems to do a good job of explaining things.

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