ninelivesarentenough Posted August 8, 2004 Posted August 8, 2004 anyone want to explain to me a weapon kata? i'm always looking for new ones, i really don't mind which weapon... i'll take anything. if you want to explain them to me with stance, strikes, and positioning it'd be great, i can offer stuff i learned from my school too, although i only know taikyoku so far (which is why i want to learn some kata) i can still volunteer are punch reversals and stuff.
yamesu Posted August 8, 2004 Posted August 8, 2004 ive practiced taikyoku with various weapons for yrs now, never overlook simplicity. bo-staff tonfa and sai, all work really well with the basic taikyoku pattern, especially tonfa/sai's as the kata allows for appropriate flipping/spinning ofthe weapons. Example: Do your basic taikyoku with deep zenkutsu-dachi, on the turns w/blocks (eg, gedan-barai,) make sure the stonfa are pressed tightly against the outer forearm, on the step with your basic attacks, (eg, jodan tsuki,) flip the tonfa outward and attack with the long end, for the three steps down the middle I usually revert to kokutsu-dachi, practice jodan-uke uchi/soto-uke, and punching with the short/long ends of the tonfa. My favorite weapons kata at the moment is a variation of the 'SEIPAI' that I do with sai, and includes the jump from Kanku. Osu. ..........but i still think you should seek to train with a certified weapons instructor........... "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children."
ninelivesarentenough Posted August 8, 2004 Author Posted August 8, 2004 yea i do taikyoku with everything imaginable. (fans are actually my favorite.) and my sensei encourages that we do stuff like this. he says it goes against the school rules for him to teach me weapons until i'm in black belt club (which my mother won't let me until i get my driver's license) so until then, i'm just looking for stuff to keep me busy. but thanx i'll try sais next (never thought of those.)
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