[shida]

Dear Siokan

Thank you so much for this valuable information. The story is that it is a martial practice that originated in Fujian province. The thinking is that Okinawans took this practice and called it 'kakie', which is believed to have the meaning 'stick hands'. Kakie is an Okinawan approximation of the Fujian (Hokkien?) words. The problem I have had is that modern day Hokkien speakers do not recognise this term.

In your view, what is the literal translation of かきえ?

I bow with thanks.