BlueDragon1981 Posted July 9, 2002 Posted July 9, 2002 I dont have to many weapons katas. I have made some cool ones up on my own. To bad I dont have a vidoe camera. I never do them the same. I always forget a part and put another in. (I should start writing them down.) My favorite weapon to do a kata with at this point is a bo. Like tonfas and sais also.
SaiFightsMS Posted July 10, 2002 Posted July 10, 2002 My favorite weapons katas are Sakagawa no Kon and Tsukenshita Haku no Sai.
ronryu Posted July 10, 2002 Posted July 10, 2002 hama higa no tonfa Karate is not a sport , it is a way of life .Sandan Motobu ha Shi-to ryu karate Katsu ryu kempo Ryukyu kobudo
Tobias_Reece Posted July 10, 2002 Posted July 10, 2002 The problem with my style of kobudo (IOKA Matayoshi Okinawan) is that most of the forms up to black belt as extremely simlar, and are basically the same kata with the different weapons(ni-cho-zai, tsun kuwa kata ichi etc.) However, for the staff there are 'traditional katas' - such as Shushi-no-kon, Cho-un-no-kon, Sakagawa-no-kon, and Tsuken-no-kon. I had to perform Cho-un-no-kon for my last grading, and have to do the bunkai for my next grading. But back to the topic at hand..... I like Cho-un-no-kon because of the fact that it does not follow a set pattern (such as Shu-shi-no-kon), but instead attacks several opponents using different techniques. Saka-gawa-no-kon is good to watch, and I have the resources to learn it - HOWEVER, I first need to learn kama hojo-undo ichi!!! EEEEEKKKK "You Are Never Given A Dream Without Also Being Given The Power To Make It True. You May Have To Work For It, However"Principal Kobudo Instructor & OwnerWest Yorkshire Kobudo Academy2nd Kyu (Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo, IOKA UK)
SaiFightsMS Posted July 10, 2002 Posted July 10, 2002 Cho un no Kon is pretty cool. It is different from the other katas. I did Cho un for my brown belt kobudo grading. We do Sakagawa no kon for our black belt bo grading. It is really different doing moves from the kneeling positon in Cho un.
Tobias_Reece Posted July 10, 2002 Posted July 10, 2002 Sai Yeah, it is a bit odd doing the moves from the kneeling position - very uncomfortable. Speaking of grading, I have to demonstrate the iyeku for my black belt - however, I have never used one!!! Have you ever used an Iyeku? I would guess its pretty similar to the bo, except the suna-nage manover can be used effectively "You Are Never Given A Dream Without Also Being Given The Power To Make It True. You May Have To Work For It, However"Principal Kobudo Instructor & OwnerWest Yorkshire Kobudo Academy2nd Kyu (Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo, IOKA UK)
omnifinite Posted July 11, 2002 Posted July 11, 2002 Shu-shi-no-kon. It's the only one I know. 1st Dan HapkidoColored belts in Kempo and Jujitsu
SaiFightsMS Posted July 12, 2002 Posted July 12, 2002 No Tobias I have never had a chance to handle one. We have a rather odd way of weapons grading in that each of the four weapons (bo, sai, tonfa and nunchaku) have their own belt rank.
LeaF Posted August 2, 2002 Posted August 2, 2002 perhaps my reply is a little late but anyways I have 2 katas with the bo that I enjoy very much they are Arikaki no kon and Chatan yara no kon sorry for the late reply but late is better than never ...right? Goju Ryu Karate-do and Okinawan Kobudo, 17 Years Old 1st kyu Brown Belt in in Goju Ryu Karate-do, & Shodan in Okinawan KobudoGiven enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is the true warrior who can master both....and surpass the result.I AM CANADIAN
benedictbm Posted August 3, 2002 Posted August 3, 2002 Well i have many wepons katas that i know but my favorite tournament katat would have to be Stell Dragon it is one taht my school has. sry but i dont have it on tape
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