Kubodo

[Sphinx]

I know it's japanese weaponry but what exactly does it entail. Do you choose what weapons you won't to learn, if so how many do you get to choose?

And just a quick question- does each style of sai eg matayoshi v.s somethuing else, i mean does it really matter. Is one better then the other, do they actually have different moves and katas and stuff???

[AndrewGreen]

Kobudo means" old martial ways"

What you are taliking about isn't Japanese, it's Okinawan. Japanese Kobudo is any number of systems that trace back to before the Meiji restoration and can be swordsmanship, juijitsu, etc.

Okinawan Kobudo is very similar to karate in structure, and most karate schools do teach some Kobudo. Generally you start off with the Bo (staff) as it is the primary weapon and most kata use it. Then progress into other weapons according to the syllabus of the system you are training in.

There are many stylistic differences between the different branches of Kobudo. The two main ones would be Matayoshi's lineage and Taira Shinken's Lineage. They do different kata and preferom basic techniques differently.

They are different in the same way Goju-ryu and Shorin-ryu are different.

[Sphinx]

Hey thanx, that was really helpful. So i've heard somewhere that matayoshi style uses sai, is this true?

[AndrewGreen]

yup, sai is the second most used weapon in Kobudo, pretty much everyone use them.

[Sphinx]

Thanx dude ur a ledgend!!! Is it possible to join a club that only do saijutsu?

[AndrewGreen]

Not that I know of. Kobudo is hard enough to find as it is, and I've never heard of sai being taught as a stand alone. Most teachers I would imagine seeing that like teaching only snap kicks instead of karate...

[Sphinx]

kool, thanx again

[Andrew_Patton]

Matayoshi Kobudo traditionally teaches 13 different weapons;

Bo

Sai

Tonkuwa

Iyeku

Kuwa

Nunti

Nunchaku

San-setsu Kon

Tinbe

Surichin

Kama

Tekko

Tetchu

Each of which come together to teach a person how they CAN weild virtually any weapon, the concepts are great, and it's one of those indesposable systems that anyone who is interested in fully understanding weapon concepts should find a school that specializes in teaching it.

[kivikala]

Matayoshi Kobudo traditionally teaches 13 different weapons;

Bo

Sai

Tonkuwa

Iyeku

Kuwa

Nunti

Nunchaku

San-setsu Kon

Tinbe

Surichin

Kama

Tekko

Tetchu

Most of the names I read I can identify, but a couple got me, would it be too imposing if I asked you list "what" each weapon is? I'd certainly like to learn.

[AndrewGreen]

Bo - Staff

Sai - Steel Truncheon

Tonkuwa - tonfa (different spelling) like a police baton

Iyeku - Oar / paddle

Kuwa - Hoe, unique to Matayoshi Kobudo AFAIK

Nunti - A staff with a sai on the end, but one prong down

Nunchaku - Bruce Lee movie

San-setsu Kon - 3 Sectional Staff

Tinbe - Sheild, used with a short spear or Machete

Surichin - Rope with a rock on the end

Kama - SHort sickle

Tekko - Knuckle duster - Looks like a supped up potato masher

Tetchu - A short (~ 6") stick with a little loop in the middle, or sometime spike