Tonfa (utility handle), and the
Nunchaku (horse bit or rice
flail).  However, because the
Okinawans never restrained
the practice of survival, it is
conceivable that  these
particular weapons might not
have been the only ones
practiced.
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A Few Thoughts On Weapons...

Besides empty hand combat, the
Okinawans also practiced Kobudo,
or the art of weapons.  Because of
King Sho Hashi's  ban on the
traditional weapons such as the
Samurai Sword, the Okinawans
began using their everyday
farming implements as weapons.

From this practice, the most
commonly thought of weapons
became known as the Bo (6 foot
staff), the Eku (6 foot oar), the
Kama (grass or cain sickle), the
In fact, the Zen Okinawan Kobudo Renmei (Matayoshi
Kobudo), makes the use of the Kuwu (Japanese hoe), the
Timbei and Rochin (Shield & Dagger), as well as the Nunti
(Japanese-like Spear).