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Originally Posted by heretic888
all of those weapons are staples of modern Japanese martial arts. THAT's where they come from.
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Actually, all of those "weapons" except for the swords started out as farm tools used by the Okinawans before Japan invaded the island.
Sai = pitchforks
Nunchackus = used in beating down rice patties
Bo = stick used for carrying water buckets
And I'll include some others as well:
kama = sickle
tonfa = crank for meat grinder
If you're wondering where I got that info, I learned all that stuff when I was in karate camp a long time ago.