Jamal Measara
Okinawa Sai-jutsu
Palisander
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Erstausgabe
1. Auflage Dezember 2012
© 2012 by Palisander Verlag, Chemnitz
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Lektorat: Frank Elstner
Redaktion & Layout: Frank Elstner
1. digitale Auflage: Zeilenwert GmbH 2015
ISBN 978-3-938305-91-1
Acknowledgement
I thank Kanei Hitoshi Sensei for the perpetuation of the heritage of his father Kanei Katsuyoshi Sensei, the founder of the Okinawa Jinbukan Kobudō. Furthermore, I thank Mrs. Shimabukuro for having made the calligraphy used on the cover of this book, Mr. Arnab Gosh, Mr. and Mrs. Muth and Mr. Iqbal Mohammed for the translation of the text, and Mr Ottmar Perras for acting as model on the photographs. I also thank Mrs. Monika Leupold for her great commitment. Without her comprehensive participation this book would not exist. I thank Mr. Alexander Börsch for his support, and also my wife Mrs. Heidemarie Measara, and all persons not mentioned who contributed in the creation of this work.
Illustrations
The author is the owner of the copyright of all illustrations used in this book.
Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my late beloved brother Kadir. It was he who had approached my cousin Pharok – a teacher of Silat Gayong, the Malaysian art of self defence – to teach me the art of the Tjabang (Sai). This was back in the 1960 s, when Pharok lived in the same city as me: Seremban, Malaysia. Even though that instruction was only for a short period of time, it was my first encounter with the Sai. Thank you, my brother, for whatever you have done for me.
Contents
A Short Autobiograhical Notice
Japanese Nomenclature of the Anatomy of the Sai
Safety Precautions with the Sai
Hojo Undō – Preparatory Exercises
Author’s Note
Before I even finished my third book – “Okinawan Bō-jutsu” – I had already started to plan my next book, which is the book you are reading now. I knew it would take me a long time to write this book, too. So, I thought of advertising it in “Okinawan Bō-jutsu”. Having done that, there was really no turning back. I left myself with no choice but to start working on this book before “Okinawan Bō-jutsu” was out of the press.
Enjoy the book, and train hard!
Foreword
I believe it must have been in the end of 1960 s when I saw a training and demonstration of master Jamal Measara in Seremban, Malaysia.
It was really amazing to watch him moving so full of energy, at the peak of his youth. I believe he must have been in his early 20 s, and I was around the age of 35.
His humour in training was great and his techniques