Angus Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 Whoa! I'm in love! I took my first ever kobudo lesson last night and it ROCKED!! I found something that i am absolutely horrible at (weapons) and now i'm learning brand new things. I feel so alive! The only weapon i used last night was the bo, the one i like the most, and it is pretty good. I've been practicing the basics i learned last night all day today and i have bruises up and down my arms from where the bo was hitting. Kobudo is awesome! Angus _________________ "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Freidrich Nietsche. This Message was edited by: Angus on Jul 5, 2001 3:53am Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias_Reece Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 (edited) Finally another has seen the light!!! When I first started Kobudo, I felt that way too - I was nervous at first, but when I started training it was definately one of the best decisions in my martial arts life. Angus - do u have an official kobudo teacher with a kobudo rank, or just a black belt teaching. Just wondering....as my senior is someone who is self-taught (but he doesn't teach) , whilst my grader is a 3rd Dan in Kobudo Another one has been bitten by the Kobudo bug. C ya Edited January 12, 2003 by Tobias_Reece "You Are Never Given A Dream Without Also Being Given The Power To Make It True. You May Have To Work For It, However"Principal Kobudo Instructor & OwnerWest Yorkshire Kobudo Academy2nd Kyu (Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo, IOKA UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 What's Kobudo? Is it a sword art? What weapons do they teach? Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted July 5, 2001 Author Share Posted July 5, 2001 Well to Tobias first - I study under 7th Dan Master Sal Ebanez (Goju Ryu Karate). I don't know if he holds a kobudo rank or not but he sure can teach it. It's awesome! I just have to remember to keep my hands on the bo when i'm switching then and to bring the bo to my shoulder before i strike. Ken - i dunno about the swords, but the weapons i saw were the bo and nunchaku. Man i like being a newbie again! Angus _________________ "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Freidrich Nietsche. This Message was edited by: Angus on Jul 5, 2001 8:09pm Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taesujutsudrw Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 Ken Ku= Ancient Budo= Martial art. Kududo is for the most part the teaching of the weapons. Bo Jo Sai Kama Katana(long Sword) Nunchukas In some schools depending on theother weapons that the instructor knows..more weapons are taught. Some specialize in just one weapon. You also (agian in some scholls), learn to use the bokken, and shinai... Peace, Tae Kyoshi Deborah R. Williams 7th DanFounder/Senoir Instructor Tae Su JutsuBoard member International Martial arts Association. "Before destruction one's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor."Proverbs 18:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted July 6, 2001 Share Posted July 6, 2001 On 2001-07-05 19:30, Taesujutsudrw wrote: Bo Sai Katana(long Sword) Nunchukas Those are the weapons that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles used! Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taesujutsudrw Posted July 6, 2001 Share Posted July 6, 2001 Yes they are patrick. Even the turtle had to practice Kubodo. Peace, tae Kyoshi Deborah R. Williams 7th DanFounder/Senoir Instructor Tae Su JutsuBoard member International Martial arts Association. "Before destruction one's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor."Proverbs 18:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted July 6, 2001 Share Posted July 6, 2001 I can use all of the weapons mentioned skillfully and I've never trained in Kobudo. One you learn a few weapons, there are just small little adjustments that need to be made to use anything as a weapon. Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias_Reece Posted July 6, 2001 Share Posted July 6, 2001 Hey guys, to my knowledge, the katana is not a kobudo weapon. This is because kobudo was designed by the working classes in okinawan when all weapons (except for the samurais) were banned. Most of the kobudo weapons were farm tools used by the farmers. Kama - sickle tonfa - some sort of handle nunchaku - horse bite/rice beater bo - water carrier sai - some sort of trowel iyeku - an oar the above are the main weapons taught by the International Okinawan Kobudo Association Other kobudo weapons include: koa - a hoe. tekko - essentially brass knuckles. shuchu - a small kubotan-like thing about 5" long. san-setsu-kon - the 3-section staff. surujin/suruchen - a weighted chain with a spike or blade on one end - similar to the Chinese chain whip or the Japanese manrikigusari; tinbe - actually, this is two weapons...the tinbe itself, which is a small shield traditionally made of the shell of a sea tortoise, and the rochin, which is a short spear with a cutting blade - the weapon actually resembles a Zulu spear more than anything else. kusarikama - a kama on the end of a rope or chain. nunti - a short spear. The only way in which the original kobudo practitioners would use swords would be when they pilfered one off a japanese samurai. The martial art of the japanese sword is called Iaido. C ya "You Are Never Given A Dream Without Also Being Given The Power To Make It True. You May Have To Work For It, However"Principal Kobudo Instructor & OwnerWest Yorkshire Kobudo Academy2nd Kyu (Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo, IOKA UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted July 6, 2001 Share Posted July 6, 2001 There are a few japanese sword arts using the katana. Aikido teaches the katana. Kenjitsu and Kendo are other sword arts. Maybe I should train in Kendo.. since my name is ken? Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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