Tonfa question

[steveb]

I will be learning tonfa forms soon and will be buying a pair of tonfa. I would like others' opinions on what they like / dislike in a tonfa. For example, there are square vs tapered tonfa, rounded or square head, etc. Also if anyone has a particular brand or maker to recommend I would appreciate it. Thanks.

[Shorin Ryuu]

You get what you pay for.

 

http://www.murasakikobudo.com/

[ncole_91]

Tonfas look pretty cool, I say go for it, but i dont know much about them lol.

[searcher]

I use round, tapered, pressure-treated tonfa that I had custom-made. They are extremely heavy and they are almost indestructible. I think they were around 70 or 80 dollars, it has been a few years since I bought them.

 

I have some questions for you, where are you learning your weapons and what forms are you going to learn?

[MenteReligieuse]

well...they are legal! thats a major plus!

[dingyuan]

Hi steveb

 

Is your Tonfa style part of the Okinawan Kobujutsu?

[steveb]

I have some questions for you, where are you learning your weapons and what forms are you going to learn?

 

The two tonfa forms we learn are "Matayoshi no tonfa ichi" and "Matayoshi no tonfa ni". Our system is traditional Okinawan kobujutsu and our instructors lineage comes down through Seikichi Odo and Shinpo Matayoshi.

[dingyuan]

Kobujutsu is cool, I am always interested in the kamas

 

Oh by the way, this there any empty hand style in Kobujutsu?

[searcher]

Matayoshi style kobu-jutsu is a very nice style. It is well-rounded and I have great respect for Shinko and Shinpo Matayoshi. They have done quite a bit for the popularity of kobudo. Good to here that you have a well-established lineage. Have fun and keep us informed of your progress.

[Shorin Ryuu]

Kobujutsu is cool, I am always interested in the kamas

 

Oh by the way, this there any empty hand style in Kobujutsu?

 

If you mean by kata or instruction, then the answer is "no." Kobujutsu is simply the study of weaponry, and there are lineages (like Matayoshi) that study weapons exclusively. On the other hand, there are many karate styles that have weapons systems of their own or borrow from one or more weapons styles. Of course, the study of weapons was at least, if not more more diverse, interconnected and shared between people than was empty hand fighting