kobudo... a few questions

[Nick_sam]

i have a question (or a couple!) about kobudo.

i understand it is the art that exclusively involves weapons?

is it japanese?

is it a stand-alone art, or is it a part of another? (eg: kobudo being an element of karate trainging, etc).

does anyone know of any good dojos that teach kobudo in london?

i hope i havnt made any wrong assumptions (how embarrasing!) on what kobudo actually is! i would be really grateful for any input at all!

thanks,

nick

[White Warlock]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobudo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taira_Shinken

[yamesu]

Nice links.

Also,

Kobudo translates loosely to: Old-way. (Ancient way.)

Or, the way of old.

[Sauzin]

Yup those links basically sum it up. I would add that it is pretty uncommon these days to find Kobudo that isn't linked to some form of karate. I would suggest looking around for an Issin-ryu, Shorin-ryu, Okinawan Kenpo, or Goju-ryu (30% of Goju schools practice weapons) school. These are the most common styles to find Kobudo being practiced with. Good luck!

[Goju_boi]

we have kobudo in our dojo ,but it's only an extra if you want to pay the extra money to learn it