armanox Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Maezato no nunchaku is the only one that I know...(and I don't think youtube has the version that I do...) "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky
rogue2257 Posted September 14, 2009 Author Posted September 14, 2009 Maezato no nunchaku is the only one that I know...(and I don't think youtube has the version that I do...)So what's different about the version your school does? The videos I've seen online of that particular kata all seem pretty consistently similar.
armanox Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Maezato no nunchaku is the only one that I know...(and I don't think youtube has the version that I do...)So what's different about the version your school does? The videos I've seen online of that particular kata all seem pretty consistently similar.Upon looking at youtube (again), this is very similar to what we do. Our stancework is a little different though (if I can find my camera I might have to make a vid...) "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky
rogue2257 Posted September 20, 2009 Author Posted September 20, 2009 If anyone is interested, I've uploaded a video of myself performing the version of Kobu Nunchaku that I practice here: Admittedly not the best rendition I've ever done. I'll need to re-tape it at some point, but it's there nonetheless.
armanox Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 If anyone is interested, I've uploaded a video of myself performing the version of Kobu Nunchaku that I practice here: Admittedly not the best rendition I've ever done. I'll need to re-tape it at some point, but it's there nonetheless.Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi's kata. I've tried to learn the kata from video a few times, and managed to hit myself in the face in the middle of it twice now... "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky
rogue2257 Posted September 20, 2009 Author Posted September 20, 2009 One gets very quickly used to the notion that when practicing with nunchaku, hitting oneself is more or less inevitable. Don't let it discourage you though! After you've smacked yourself good a few times, you've learned what NOT to do with the nunchaku.
armanox Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 I am not easily discouraged...lolI've taken a stab at Kobu Nunchaku, and will again at somepoint. The next nunchaku kata that I am going to learn (in class mind you) will be Aguni no Nunchaku "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky
rogue2257 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Posted September 22, 2009 I am not easily discouraged...lolI've taken a stab at Kobu Nunchaku, and will again at somepoint. The next nunchaku kata that I am going to learn (in class mind you) will be Aguni no NunchakuI've never seen that particular kata. If you ever decide to post it, I'd be interested to see it. I'm always curious what katas from other schools look like.
armanox Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 I am not easily discouraged...lolI've taken a stab at Kobu Nunchaku, and will again at somepoint. The next nunchaku kata that I am going to learn (in class mind you) will be Aguni no NunchakuI've never seen that particular kata. If you ever decide to post it, I'd be interested to see it. I'm always curious what katas from other schools look like.I will be more then happy to post it when I learn it. Sadly, I don't have a video of it to post. The three schools that we have in MD are the only schools in the States that practice that kata and Aguni ni Nunchaku (a double nunchaku kata). It is not an old kata, but is practiced in some schools in Okinawa. "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky
rogue2257 Posted September 23, 2009 Author Posted September 23, 2009 Now that would be interesting. I'm not sure I've seen a more traditional style double nunchaku kata. Most of what I've seen tend to be very freeform katas that individuals make up on the spot. Not that there is anything wrong with that, of course, but at least from what I can tell there is often more of a focus on the manipulation of the weapon than any sort of true application for the techniques.
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