Sai

Sai
Weapon type Type of Weapon Sai Type of Weapon in Kanji 釵 Type of Weapon in Rōmaji Sai Wielder(s) Wielder(s) Raphael, Foot Soldier, Bebop Appearance(s) Appearances(s) Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1987 TV series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness, Comic strip, Video Games, Films,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Image, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, IDW TMNT 2003 TV Series, Dreamwave, TMNT 2012 TV Series
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The Sai is a defensive truncheon originating in Okinawa. It is often mistaken for a dagger, as its use in the TMNT media would reflect. Several characters in the series have used sai, but they are mostly associated with Raphael.

In traditional sai combat, they are carried in pairs, called saitachi. One is used for blocks and trapping weapons, while the other is used for striking, mostly with the knuckle.

Trivia

• In the 2012 TV series, Raphael's sai is the only weapon out of the four Turtles that is not designed to be a lethal weapon, unlike Leo's katanas, Mikey's kusarigama, and Donnie's bo.
• Before the 2012 series, Raph's sais and Leo's swords were the only weapons with blades.
• In the 2007 film, during the fight scene between Raphael and Leonardo, Raph managed to break Leo's Katana blades with his sai.

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