![]() ![]() They find it ideal for restraining an attacker without hurting him. While Indians have completely forgotten about this ancient tool, the Japanese, Chinese and even Thai people are actively using the Man-Catcher today and they still call it Sasumata. Bodhidharma is considered the founding father of Kung Fu and he introduced this weapon and called it Sasumata, which roughly means “Taken Alive” in Sanskrit language. It is said that about 1500 years ago, Bodhidharma, an Indian prince took this weapon to China and Japan, and used it to control lawless criminals. ![]() If anyone came to attack them, the saints would restrain them using the man catcher. This was the very first and the most simple man-catcher and was used at least 2000 years ago. So, the Hindu saints made it a custom to carry this tool and called it Dhandam or Dhanda. But you also had to save your own life, and man-catcher is the perfect weapon for the job. Hindus believe that killing or hurting someone was a sin, even if that person was attacking you. So, why was the Man-Catcher invented? Isn’t easier to just use a knife or a sword against an enemy? The man-catcher was originally invented by Hindu saints of India who did not want to kill the attacker, but wanted to restrain them. Of course, there are much simpler models of this, some just have a u shaped structure on a pole. It is said that these man-catchers were used in British India to control Violent criminals. This is an antique artifact and my friend Jayesh has an extraordinary collection of all types of antiques, and has a countless number of ancient weapons. This particular man catcher is actually about 200 years old and was used by British. And look at these spikes all around, it will make sure that the victim cannot try to run away and he can’t even move rapidly, because the spikes would hurt him. You need at least 2 people to release it, so there is no way for a man to escape this, by himself. ![]() However, the flaps will not move out, so it acts like a one way valve. So when you force it on a man’s neck, the flaps will give way and you can move it forward and catch him. They have 2 flap like structures which are attached to 2 more tensile spring like curves. The man catcher, the iron part is actually small, just about one foot long, but it will be typically mounted on a long pole and the design is very interesting. Technically, You use this tool and not fight with it. So, we can call this a tool, because it is not really a weapon, used for killing somebody. The man catcher is a unique weapon because its primary purpose is to catch or restrain an individual, and not to kill him. But when the victim tries to pull free, he cannot get out of it. You would thrust this weapon on to a person’s neck and it would just slide in. Imagine this tree trunk is somebody’s neck. But you can immediately begin to see why this is called the Man-Catcher. This is called the Man Catcher and the weapon originated in India in ancient times and we will get to that later. Hey guys, today we are going to look at this unique and weird ancient weapon. ![]()
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