camotheman

Thanks so much for responding, I mainly wanted to ask about your saijutsu, which I’ve heard is the main weapon practiced in Ufuchiku Kobujutsu. How many sai kata do you practice? Do you also train partner practice with the sai? The saijutsu in my system (Yamanni-Chinen Ryu Kobujutsu under Hanshi Kiyoshi Nishime) is said to come from Ufuchiku Kobujutsu, and I was wondering how similar it is to what you practice. The sai kata we practice are Shimabuku no Sai Ichi/Ni, Nakandakari no Sai (I have also seen this referred to as Dantai no Saijutsu in an old Matsubayashi video), Kyan no Sai, Kishaba no Sai Sho/Ni, and Yuni no Sai. Do any of these coincide with the kata you practice? Our main weapon is the bo, we practice kumi-bo, but I have not seen anything similar for the short weapons in our style, only kata. Is your use of the sai more focused on use against an unarmed opponent or an opponent armed with some sort of weapon? I have tried to find resources on your style of Kobujutsu but the information is very limited. Thank you so much! - CS

Late to the party here, but I practice Shima-ha Shorin Ryu, an offshoot of Matsubayashi Ryu, and we practice Seisan. It’s pretty similar to Kyan’s Seisan, but the timing is a little different, and some of the techniques are executed a little differently. I’m not too sure of the lineage of the kata in our style, I’d have to ask my sensei, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t taught in the Matsubayashi curriculum. I know that Taba Kensei and Kishaba Chokei studied under Hohan Soken so maybe that’s where they got it? Seigi Nakamura also taught at the Shima dojo and he practiced Goju along with Shorin ryu, so there could also be something there.

I’ve heard the same, I fear the information regarding it is very limited, and that there are not many practitioners. Supposedly there are very many kata, with there being many weapons practiced. I do find it quite interesting that the main weapon of the style is the sai.

Hey guys, Does anyone have any experience in Ufuchiku Kobudo? How does it compare to some of the main styles of Kobudo?(Yamanni, Matayoshi, Ryukyu) Is there difference in application, body mechanics? It’s my understanding that some of the short weapons taught in Yamanni ryu come from Ufuchiku Kobudo (mainly sai via Kina Shosei -> Kyan Shinei -> Nagamine Dojo), and I was curious how much was transmitted and what was left out. - CS

I have been practicing MA for 20 years, I also play the guitar and piano (albeit, as a hobby). I had more time when I was younger, no job or wife, but I think that you can make compromises to pursue anything that you’d like. It’s also my understanding that times have changed, and most people do not / don’t have a need to use their MA in the same way as Musashi. It’s not life or death, it’s a hobby, a way of life. Not saying that being prepared to defend yourself is not a goal or good reason to train, but as sensei8 put it, “[Musashi] was then, and we’re now.”

Piggybacking off DarthPenguin here, but, in my opinion, another aspect of the McDojo side is that if the stuff they’re being taught is ineffective, it could potentially be dangerous to them. Say they get into a confrontation and try to use their magic no-touch knock out, they could get injured, or worse. I think that’s the part that really drives it home for me. Some of these people really do believe in it, and it could potentially have pretty severe consequences. I know it’s stereotypical, but I think of the kind of people who would train in these styles, and I worry for them. - CS

Hi all, Karate practictioner here, doing some research into different styles of martial arts. Does anyone have experience in Fujian White Crane and can potentially explain the differences between the main styles of Fujian White Crane? I know that Zonehequan, Minghequan, Shihequan, and Feihequan are the most prevalent styles, but information regarding them and their differences is few and far between. Thanks! - CS

Honestly, I think that the best advice is to get close to them. Taller fighters have the reach advantage, which in turn makes them most comfortable when they’re outside of your range / further away; when you get close to them, it puts them in an uncomfortable position, as you will have the advantage there. Really focusing on entering and exiting range will help you a ton. My favorites are to punish the body and legs once you have entered the close range distance. I don’t really love attacking the head as you have to reach more to hit the head, and it can definitely open up some holes in your defense if you are reaching.

Does anyone know what happened to e-budo.com? I used to browse that forum all the time and it looks like they disabled all of their forums?