What to do?

[Yabyahoo]

Hello again everyone,

 

I would really like to learn using a weapon, honestly, I'm dreaming about it a long, long time! But, how could I practise it? There's no school or dojo anywhere around here

 

So do you have any tips about how I could train?

 

And what should I begin with, I really like swords and that kind of weapons...

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Yabyahoo

[Hogosha]

I know how you feel, but that didn't stop me, I learnt myself. What I did was buy a cheap white oak Bokken and made up my own katas. I also watched videos online, looked at pictures and tried to copy what was being done in them. Eventually it will pay off and you'll be getting good in no time. If you want a bokken you can find some cheap new ones in some of the ebay shops over at ebay.

[striking_cobra]

if you are going to learn sword start with knife or bo, that's my advice to you.

[seersin]

I dunno about learning yourself,you will accquire many bad habits,espcially with noone there to tell you if it's being done right or not.

[Yabyahoo]

That's true, I'm a bit in between those things, what to do...maybe some more tips?

[seersin]

Man,I dunno that sucks not having anyone around ya.Whats tha closet Dojo to you?Maybe a Japanese Dojo around you teaches tha Katana,I know a lot of Japanese Karate schools teach tha Katana or some type of Kobudo.

[Yabyahoo]

Yeah I know There is a Karate school nearby, but,

 

1) The lessons are at a time that I have to work...

 

2) I don't think they teach arts of weapons...

 

But I'm thinking about making my own kata's with a bokken or something....

[seersin]

well,best I can tell ya is call tha Karate school and ask if they teach any weapons at all,if so ask if they have any different lesson times or private lessons.

[Hogosha]

I'm thinking about making my own kata's with a bokken.

 

Go for it.

[3hitKO]

What I did was buy a cheap white oak Bokken and made up my own katas. I also watched videos online, looked at pictures and tried to copy what was being done in them.

 

whoa! do you have the other half of this amulet?

 

thats EXACTLY what happened to me

 

there are no Iaido/kendo ect. schools around here so I bought a couple bokken (one was white oak)

 

so when they come in the mail(probably in a couple days) im just gonna hafta wing it