sai
Okinawan stabbing weapon
A sai is a three-pronged weapon from Okinawan martial arts, with a central blade flanked by two curved prongs.
Traditionally used for blocking and trapping swords, it became familiar to Western audiences through ninja movies and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character Raphael: She practiced kata with a pair of sai.
Japanese island, martial-arts origin
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- dojoMartial arts school
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
feudal · samurai · ninja · warrior · heritage · artifact · antiquity · eastern
Three-pronged fishing spear
- prongPointed projecting part
- metalHard conductive solid
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
dagger · baton · truncheon · parrying · blocking · stabbing · disarming · forked
Martial arts movement pattern
- senseiJapanese word for teacher
- danMartial arts proficiency level
- giMartial arts uniform
- obiJapanese robe sash
dojo · kumite · technique · stance · training · discipline · form · sparring
One of matched pair
- dualHaving two parts
- pairTwo matching things
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
two-handed · symmetrical · coordinated · complementary · tandem · synchronized · double · bilateral
Okinawa
Japanese island, martial-arts origin
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- dojoMartial arts school
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
Japanese · feudal · samurai · ninja · warrior · heritage · artifact · antiquity · eastern · island
trident
Three-pronged fishing spear
melee · dagger · baton · truncheon · parrying · blocking · stabbing · disarming · forked · steel
kata
Martial arts movement pattern
obi · dojo · kumite · technique · stance · training · discipline · form · sparring · self-defense
twin
One of matched pair
ambidextrous · two-handed · symmetrical · coordinated · complementary · tandem · synchronized · double · bilateral
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- Islamic practicessalah, salat, hajj, zakat, five pillars
- dojomat, mats, tatami, gi, belt
- martial arts geargi, judo gi, headgear, mouthguard, mouth guard
- martial weaponskatana, nunchaku, shuriken, bo staff, kama
- Islamic worshipsalah, salat, zakat, hajj, namaz