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Jitte can occasionally be found housed in a sword-type case hiding the jitte from view entirely. This type of jitte can have the same parts and fittings as a sword, including seppa, tsuba, menuki, koiguchi, kojiri, nakago, mekugi-ana and mei. Sentan, the blunt point of the main shaft of the jitte. Tsuba, a hand guard present on some types of jitte.
Jittejutsu (十手術) is the Japanese martial art [1] of using the Japanese weapon jitte (also known as jutte in English-language sources). [2] Jittejutsu was evolved mainly for the law enforcement officers of the Edo period [3] to enable non-lethal disarmament and apprehension of criminals who were usually carrying a sword. [4]
The name Jitte 十手 ("Ten Hands") expresses that mastery of this kata which enables one to fight like ten men. Jitte teaches techniques usable against armed attacks, especially the bo. It consists of 24 movements and should be performed in about 60 seconds. [2] Also known in some styles as Sip Soo. [3]
Fusen-ryū (不遷流, Fusen-ryū) is a traditional school of jujutsu founded by Motsugai Takeda.It contains an extensive system of martial arts, including unarmed fighting (), staff (), short staff (), sword (), sword drawing (), glaive (naginatajutsu), scythe (nagikamajutsu), scythe and chain (kusarigamajutsu), and jitte ().
Edo period wood block print showing police wearing chain armour under their kimono, and using jitte, sasumata, sodegarami, and tsukubo to capture criminals on a roof top. In feudal Japan, individual military and citizens groups were primarily responsible for self-defense until the unification of Japan by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603.
The jitte was a Japanese Edo period police weapon consisting of a round or octagonal metal rod about 30–61 cm (12–24 in) long with a hook-like guard above the handle. It was used in a similar manner to modern police batons and it continued to be issued in Japan to some police departments until the early 20th century.
So of 7 independent, possibly-reliable sources (dismissing vancouverjujitsu.org as subordinate to Kirby & Lee, and guildwiki.org as a wiki) we have 2 that prefer jitte, 1 that uses both, 2 that prefer jutte, and 2 that use both but prefer jutte but really seem to prefer jitte because their authors don't appear to know what they're talking about.
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