Favorite Karate Weapon?

[Sho-ju]

This topic is kind of wrong. There is no "karate weapon", because karate means empty hand. It should be: What is your favourite MA weapon.

 

Karate now means 'empty hand' but did mean Tang/China hand at one time. I believe weapons are apart of our art.

 

OSU!

[Jussi Häkkinen]

This topic is kind of wrong. There is no "karate weapon", because karate means empty hand. It should be: What is your favourite MA weapon.

 

Not true. Karate does include weapons in many styles. Although "karate" means "empty hand", it is a pretty modern name for the art. Empty hand can also to be able to grab a weapon - I think that name as well implies that side.

[stl_karateka]

When I want to be technical I say I study karate and kobudo

[battousai16]

yawara stick? is that like a kali stick or is that something completely different?

[Jussi Häkkinen]

Yawara stick is a short weapon that varies a bit from its shape. It is practically a very short baton, about 1.5 times the width of your palm.

 

Common usage is to use the ends of the baton to strike the vulnerable points of the body.

 

Yawara stick is not unalike the better known "kubotan" weapon.

[battousai16]

ach; thank you

[SaiFightsMS]

The kubotan key-chain that many carry is a descendant of the yawara.

[Gstrowes]

i prefer the sai myself. you can adapt lots of kata to include them. besides i just love that twirling chrome

[stl_karateka]

i prefer the sai myself. you can adapt lots of kata to include them. besides i just love that twirling chrome

 

So true --- about adopting katas to them! I'm finding out the same holds true with kamas --- not as much though --- perhaps it is cause I am still more familiar with the sai

[Lü Bu]

bo,jo,staff

 

just that fact that one good hit to the hand will disarm then then a hard poke in the stomach then a nice hit in the back of the neck