NinTai Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Actually there are several ways of pronouncing "tonfa" It all depends on where you com from.You you say "te" or "ti"?"Makiwara" or "Machiwara"?"Bo" or "Kon" (Rokushaku-Bo - Shushi-no-Kon)?"A tonfa by any other name would still hurt." Too early in the morning? Get up and train.Cold and wet outside? Go train.Tired? Weary of the whole journey and longing just for a moment to stop and rest? Train. ~ Dave Lowry Why do we fall, sir? So that we may learn how to pick ourselves back up. ~ Alfred Pennyworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuma Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 It's a club. No need to get more technical than that. It goes by PR-24, nightstick, and side handle baton on the LEO side as it is, yet whatever you call it isn't much of a big deal. A claymore's still a sword whether you call it one or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanryu Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I thought the different names only arose because of differences in dialect and language. I wouldn't call one more right than another, any more than I would say "taylor ham" is the right name for "pork roll" “Studying karate nowadays is like walking in the dark without a lantern.” Chojun Miyagi (attributed)https://www.lanterndojo.com/https://karatenobody.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichi_Geki Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Dialect can play a major roll in it. But where did the "thing" originate in?...Shouldn't we go by that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichi_Geki Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 And also...The okinawan language "uchinaguchi" is not a mere dialect of Japanese language. It is a language on its very own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 To the laymen...I simply say "Tonfa" because many laymen know it as that. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuma Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 A lot of it just boils down to simple translation. A weapon is a weapon no matter what you call it. Best not to get too wrapped up on labels and what something is and is not. I've also seen it spelled "tunfa" and "tong fa." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medaka Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Well, me being a user of this weapon know its called Tuifa but since mostly everyone knows of it as Tonfa i just call it that hehe c: "Pain is only a state of mind, so suck it up and do your job!" -Michael Chavez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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