| It is said that the Tegatana originally meant that the person showed that he/she didn't have any weapon by opening up his/her hand and that the person showed the way he/she was going to take. |
手刀は元々、相手に掌を開いてみせることで、自分が武器を持っていないと表しつつ、自分が通ろうとしている道をも示すと言う意味を持っていたとされる。 |