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I assert that this article is a work of speculative fiction based on a video game. Can anyone prove me wrong. And, oh yes, the onus is on you to do so. -- Rogerborg 23:15, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur. However I easily found and added some external links to the article for you. You really should look at getting your Google repaired! ;-) Bezapt 11:15, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll bite. The tekko is mentioned in "Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts: Koryu Uchinadi" on page 21, compiled by Patrick McCarthy et al, published by Tuttle Publishing in September 1999, ISBN: 0804831475. I've also seen reference to them as "tekken" (roughly "hand blade"), along with many images that more closely resemble their origin... as a horseshoe. 68.108.104.183 09:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Materials

Bishop, M. (1996) Zen Kobudo: Mysteries of Okinawan weaponry and Te. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co.

Bolz, M. (1995) The Okinwan Sai: Kobudo weapon for self-defence. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Vol. 4(1) pp. 85-99.

Clarke, M. (1995) Hirokazu Kanazawa (Interview), Budo Dojo, winter.

McCarthy P. (1998) International Ryukyu Karate Research Society,

Minowa, K. (1998) Personal communication.

Nakamoto, M. (1983) Okinawa Ryukyu Kobudo: It's history and spirit. Naha: Okiinsha.

                    Okinawaweapons (talk) 21:41, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've tried to enhance the quality of this article but, being new to this, am still in the process of citing sources. One really good one is by Sid Campbell. If anyone can help with sources, that would be great. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Okinawaweapons (talk • contribs) 21:19, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Someone who knows something on this subject really needs to clarify the information about the manufacture of these weapons: it is really unclear whether they are regularly made of brass, sometimes made of brass, or traditionally made of brass. I would ammend this myself, but I have never heard of these things. Rje 21:30, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

This article is too messy. It is just one long page of text, no specific sections at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.14.222 (talk) 19:04, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]