Martial Arts Gear

WRAP YOU OWN CHUCKS TO SUITE YOU TASTES!

This is a great deal on these close out chucks.  They are ready for your imagination.  12 inches long with a swivel ball bearing at the top of ease in use.  Decorate with glow in the dark tape, reflective tape or anything you wish.  Wrap with leather for ease of handling.  You are your own ninja! 

   Okinawa was originally divided into three kingdoms, the kingdoms of Chuzan, Hokuzan and Nanzan. But in 1429, these three kingdoms were united under one king, this was to be the beginning of the new Sho Dynasty. This lasted until 1477, when a new Sho Dynasty started, the Sho Shin Dynasty. The new ruler of the Sho Dynasty placed a ban on all weapons fearing that there would be an uprising against him. This act ended up driving the Tode and Kung Fu organization underground, fearing that they would be persecuted for practicing their fighting methods. Tode and Kung Fu continued to evolve and be practiced secretly, this is why so little is known about these ancient forms. This continued until 1609, when the Satsuma Clan of Japan invaded the Okinawan Islands and ended Okinawan independence forever. The invading Satsuma wanted to destroy all evidence of Okinawan fighting forms, in addition to placing a weapons ban on all inhabitants. The Samurai was now the law of the land, and they had their Samurai swords to back them up. This left the inhabitants of Okinawa to a great disadvantage because now they had no weapons to defend themselves against the powerful sword and jujutsu techniques that the Samurai had. This single action by the Satsuma, directly brought about the development of the Okinawan weapons we know of today. The Tonfa, Kama, Sai, Nunchuku, and  Bo were all created from the banning of weapons in 1609 . These new weapons were originally used as farm implements, but in the hands of the Okinawans they became deadly weapons. The benefit of using farming tools was that if the Samurai saw them using these tools they wouldn't become alarmed. However, if the Okinawans were under attack, they could quickly convert there simple farming tools into useful and effective weapons against the samurai warriors.