The cool thing about Japanese style pull saws is that, because they cut on the pull stroke, they rely on TENSION for rigidity. Shoving a western handsaw through woodgrain has a tendency to bow the blade, whereas pulling has a tendency to stretch the saw straight. Because of this design, the pull saw’s blade can be much thinner than a push saw because it doesn’t need to be nearly as strong. The resulting cut wastes less material as well! These things are win-win-win. You can do much finer work with these saws, even the cheap ones. They are a joy to use, nothing like a quiet workshop and no need for ear protection.
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