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Summary: Great work!
Review: After I bought my pair of sai's,I wanted to find out more about this weapon and this book explains clearly and shows by sequential pages this dangerous artform. Lots of different ways to avoid attacks from barehanded attackers and some proper methods of moving to attack.
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Summary: Demura Sensei is the Authority on weapons!
Review: All of Sensei Demura's books are concise and clear with many great illustrations and diagrams, great info on history and forms and technqiue. A great book!
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Summary: Excellent introduction to the sai.
Review: Demura always does a wonderful job of introducing various Kobudo weapons. This book is no exception. If you are a beginner to using the sai, or you're an experienced martial artist interested in this weapon but have no instructor, you should find this a good introductory guide.Demura gives an excellent history on the sai, shows different types used in the past, as well as a good breakdown of basic techniques. Good kata and one-steps as well. Self-defenses are a little anachronistic - after all, sai v. sword fights don't happen all to often these days - but the applications are valid. Some law enforcement officers may have seen the rapid rotation baton. Like the PR-24 being inspired by the tonfa, the RR baton seems to be influenced by the sai. This book should open your eyes to the more traditional uses of the sai, and inspire you to come up with more ideas for yourself.
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Summary: Excellent introduction to the sai.
Review: Demura always does a wonderful job of introducing various Kobudo weapons. This book is no exception. If you are a beginner to using the sai, or you're an experienced martial artist interested in this weapon but have no instructor, you should find this a good introductory guide. Demura gives an excellent history on the sai, shows different types used in the past, as well as a good breakdown of basic techniques. Good kata and one-steps as well. Self-defenses are a little anachronistic - after all, sai v. sword fights don't happen all to often these days - but the applications are valid. Some law enforcement officers may have seen the rapid rotation baton. Like the PR-24 being inspired by the tonfa, the RR baton seems to be influenced by the sai. This book should open your eyes to the more traditional uses of the sai, and inspire you to come up with more ideas for yourself.
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Summary: Just what I was looking for!
Review: Karate Weapon of self defense:SAI is a great book! After I bought my first pair of sai's I wanted to find out more then what i already know and this book explains proper handling, history and clearly shows why this beautiful ancient weapon is still a respected and dangerous artform. Lots of different ways to avoid attacks from barehanded attackers to nunchuka's, and some proper methods of moving to attack. Great work!
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Summary: Very well written book
Review: Sai, karate weapon of self defence is a very well setup book with many images with about 8 for just flipping the sai, with many different attacks and defences for attackers with other weapons such as the nunchaku, or the bo it is an interesting book for the novice or the advanced sai user. the only problem i have with the book is that it does not contain any sai kata. just short excersices of 10-15 different moves.
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Summary: This book gave me a great start on training with the sai
Review: This fully illustrated book showed me the proper ways of gripping, stances, blocking, karate and sai similarities, movements, footwork and sparring. For me, this book was basically my teacher on learning the sai. This book is great for people who want to go to the extreme of tournament fighting or for those who just want to learn it just for the sake of knowing how it use the sai. Great book!
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Summary: This book gave me a great start on training with the sai
Review: This fully illustrated book showed me the proper ways of gripping, stances, blocking, karate and sai similarities, movements, footwork and sparring. For me, this book was basically my teacher on learning the sai. This book is great for people who want to go to the extreme of tournament fighting or for those who just want to learn it just for the sake of knowing how it use the sai. Great book!
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Summary: The most comprehensive sai book available
Review: This is an excellent book for those who are just starting their training with the sai. It offers everything from the history of the weapon to its application in combat. The book is easy to follow, including good quality photographs of Fumio Demura. It would have been nice to see full katas, but the basic routines are certainly suitable for beginners. In short, whether you want a book to support sai training in a school, or you simply want to learn the basics on your own, this is the book to choose
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Summary: This is Saicko!
Review: Well what can I say, this book is an extremely solid study on the use of the Sai. Fumio Demura is a master instructor and practioner of his art. This book is a must for weapon enthusiasts and Karate practioners alike. All the basics are covered from stances to blocks and to strikes. This text will add to the knowledge of any Karateka regardless of his interest in the weapon or not. A fairly dated book now, but a bible for the Sai user
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