Editing Jitte (section)

==Description and technique==
[[Image:Yari jutte.JPG|thumb|A tassled jitte with a hidden [[stiletto]] in the hilt]]
Jitte may have a small point or blade attached to the hilt (''tsuka'') and hidden in the main shaft (''boshin''). Jitte could be highly decorated with all manner of inlays and designs or very plain and basic depending on the status of the owner and the jitte's intended use. Jitte could range in length from around 12 to over 24&nbsp;in ({{cvt|12|-|24|in|cm|disp=out}}).<ref name="Cunningham66"/> The modern jitte has a main shaft of about {{cvt|45|cm|in}} long, which ends in a blunt point (''sentan''), and a one-hooked tine (''kagi'') of about {{cvt|5|cm|in}} long starting just above the hilt. A popular misconception is that the ''kagi'' is used to catch a sword. It could possibly be used for this purpose, but the hook's proximity to the hand would make it rather dangerous; a more likely use for the hook would be to capture and arrest the blade after blocking it with the ''boshin''.<ref name="Mol80">Serge Mol, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzIXkFec0e8C&dq=juttejutsu.&pg=PA80 ''Classical weaponry of Japan: special weapons and tactics of the martial arts''], Kodansha International, 2003; p.80</ref> The ''kagi''{{'}}s more common use is to hook into clothing or parts of the body like the nose or mouth, or to push into joints or other weak points on the body. It also could be used to hook the thumb while holding the weapon backwards, to allow different techniques such as punches and blocks, similarly to a [[Sai (weapon)|sai]]. The jitte can also be used in much the same manner as other short sticks or batons, to strike large muscle groups and aid in [[joint manipulation]].<ref name="Mol80"/>