Kyokushin spear kata

[evergrey]

OSU,

Kyokushin at one time had more kobudo than it often does in most modern dojos, so I hear.

Has anyone ever heard of a spear kata in Kyokushin?

I am interested in learning the spear. I guess I could vik one from the Okinawans if need be. :}

OSU!

[darksoul]

We have spear katas in Shaolin Kempo. They are more Kung-fu-ey because of their origins, but are a blast to watch.

Here's one

[yamesu]

I have seen a Kyokushin dojo that does Traditional Kobudo, but its by no means Kyokushin based, it is derived and graded under Hokama Goju.

I have never seen a Kyokushin spear kata. In fact, in all of Oyama Sosai's books, the only one with any weapons kata in it is "Advanced Karate" (definitely worth getting if you can get your hand on it) which has a single Bo-kata, and its a fairly simple form at that. I guess you could do it with a spear though....

Osu

[Wastelander]

In Okinawan kobudo we have a spear called a nunti (or nunte bo) as well as a very short spear and shield combo called rochin and tinbe, and in some Japanese arts you can find yari or naginata. These are the options you might be able to find for spear kata, but I don't believe any of them are typically included in Kyokushin. You could certainly call around to Okinawan karate dojo and see if they also teach kobudo and would be willing to let you drop in and learn about any spear kata they may have. Not all Okinawan karate instructors also know kobudo, and not all of the instructors that know kobudo know spears but it's worth asking if you're interested.

I know my Shorin-Ryu organization, which has a kobudo branch as well, has a dojo in Livermore. If I recall correctly it would be a bit of a drive for you, but if it's something you only do two or three times to learn a kata and some basics it might not be too bad. I know that several of our system's dojo have karateka from other styles come in just for kobudo, so I wouldn't think they would have any issue with you coming in.

http://www.livermorekarate.com/

And there is also this dojo that might be closer (I can't quite remember where you live) although I don't know much about them other than the fact that they mention kobudo on their website:

http://okinawankaratesanfrancisco.com/main/