15-lisa-newbie Posted February 19, 2005 Posted February 19, 2005 what is Shorin-Ji Kobudo?? "you wouldnt care what people thought of you, if you knew how seldom they really did."
Shorinryu Sensei Posted February 19, 2005 Posted February 19, 2005 what is Shorin-Ji Kobudo?? Just a guess here...Shorinji Kempo Kobudo (weapons) perhaps? Do they use weapons as a part of their art? I don't know. My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!"
krzychicano Posted February 20, 2005 Posted February 20, 2005 I think its something I ate last night cause im still feeling it. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius
jedimc Posted February 20, 2005 Posted February 20, 2005 "Weapons way." A generic term coined in the 20th century, which can be used to describe collectively all Okinawan combatives. However, it is more accurate to specify "Okinawan kobudo" in order to distinguish them from "Japanese kobudo." http://jedimc.tripod.com/ma.html - what MA do you do, this is my poll.
ovine king Posted February 20, 2005 Posted February 20, 2005 what is google? earth is the asylum of the universe where the inmates have taken over.don't ask stupid questions and you won't get stupid answers.
jedimc Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 https://www.google.com a search engine (the biggest) then when you want a dictionary defintion type this into google search "define: type your word here" http://jedimc.tripod.com/ma.html - what MA do you do, this is my poll.
ovine king Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 i was being sacastic...... nevermind. earth is the asylum of the universe where the inmates have taken over.don't ask stupid questions and you won't get stupid answers.
jedimc Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 lol but did you know how to do the define thingy. http://jedimc.tripod.com/ma.html - what MA do you do, this is my poll.
krzychicano Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 that was funny What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius
Ted T. Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Good morning Lisa, maybe I can help. Shorin and Shorin-ji are mainstream Okinawan styles. Kobudo is somewhat of a misnomer for Okinawan Weapons arts for the traditional five weapons, sai, tonfa, bo, jo and kama. Usually an Okinawan weapons club will focus on just one weapon and perfect it. Other clubs will train a cross section of weapons that the Sensei has picked up in his search. My Sensei, Sensei Richard Kim (deceased) spent over 70 years learning kata from every source he could find. He headed an international umbrella organisation covering a number of different styles and taught to each style in his seminars. The Shorin-ji (Japanese not Okinawan, empty hand) karate lineage that I belong to does not have kobudo training but, under Sensei Kim's tutlelege, I learned many kata for each traditional weapon. So, in my limited case anyway, it would be wrong to call my kobudo, Shorin-ji kobudo, tho it is the kobudo taught in my Shorin-ji club. That is why it is a separate black belt from the Shorin-ji and officialy called Okinawan kobudo. Many of the other clubs I know of who teach weapons have the same sort of history... Ted TruscottThe Raising Canes Club
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