Talk:Jitte (weapon)
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[edit] Bandit ronin hunting
As I understand, this weapon played a key role in the hunting down of bandit ronin. If anyone knows more about this storyline and the role this weapon played, I'd appreciate learning. -- Sy / (talk)
- Well, if it was a common law enforcement weapon, and law enforcement officers frequently hunted bandits, then naturally it would frequently end up being employed against bandit ronin. -Toptomcat 22:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC) (Also- 'storyline?')
[edit] Etymology
The article puts the meaning of the name as "十手; the power of ten hands weapon". Is there a source on that? It seems like an over interpretation of the kanji. I was under the impression that it had more to do with the shape of the jitte.
- I can't find anything to suggest that this is a correct etymology. Also, it has the name 実手 according to the Japanese article. --DannyWilde 07:35, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
- "Ju" means ten, "Te" means hand or hands. A1ecks
[edit] Sword-breaker?
In the Robert Jordan "wheel of time" series, there's a weapon carried by a law enforcement official called a "sword-breaker". Is this (which I haven't encountered elsewhere in fiction) perhaps modeled upon the jitte? --Alvestrand 00:41, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
- See also Katar, also a sword-breaker.--Ketin Porta 13:10, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
I later found Sword breaker too. Seems Jordan's version is European, after all.... --Alvestrand 14:07, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] jutte not neccessarily a sword breaker
as taught in the bujinkan system, specifically takagi yoshin ryu, the jutte was used to arrest the blade and control its motion, possibly twist it out of the hands of the weilder.
while is is concievable two weapons could break a sword, one alon would yeild a situation that would probly be safest to catch the blade, run the jutte to the tsuba (hilt) and control the attackers arms to disarm them and control thier body movement.
- At my dojo (also bujinkan), we were told that the jitte's tyne is *not* there to break or catch swords specifically -- although it could be used for that purpose -- it's there just as much (or perhaps more) to trap the fingers, to press into pressure points like the clavicle, sternum or wrist, and to hook into clothing. Harry Metcalfe 18:34, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation
How do you pronounce it, anyone?
- Ji (Jea as in blue JEAns) tte (te as in TEchnology) Japanese pronunciation of vowels is largely (a)ah, (e)eh, (i)ee, (o)oh, (u)oo
- Also, Japanese syllables should be pronounced for an equal length of time per syllable. In the case of a double-t like in Jitte, the doubling indicates a space of a syllable inbetween the two. じって the character in the middle indicates this space of silence. 24.48.159.136 23:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Stub
I removed the stub tag. I think the article contains too much information to qualify as such. Sven Lotz 09:04, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Blunt or edged?
I'm 95% sure that jitte are typically blunt, but the article is somewhat vague on that point. Do edged examples exist? -Toptomcat 22:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Yes, they do, either having the hooks or the main bar being sharpened -Hatsukanezumini 21:21, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
