AndrewGreen Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Most Okinawan karate schools do some weapons. Ryukyu (Okinawan) Kobudo uses a lot of different weapons, the Bo being the most popular. Sai, tonfa, nunchaku and kama are pretty standard as well. The Eku, timbae / rochin, tekko, sansetsu kun, suruchin, nunti-bo, kuwa, and a few others are often done as well. Various Kung Fu groups do weapons training. There are also some groups that train European weapons - Swords, quarter staff, axes, polearms, mace, etc. Arnis/Escrima/Kali do sticks & blades. Sport Karate schools can put on a fancy show using things which "resemble" weapons. Wushu will include weapons performance as well. If you really want to learn to use them, try to find a place that spars with them (Lots of fun and very important). However you'll likely not have many options, weapons training is not as common as hand to hand. Most of my students involved with weapons come from my karate class, very few start mainly for the weapons. Andrew Greenhttp://innovativema.ca - All the top martial arts news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fungku Posted November 7, 2002 Share Posted November 7, 2002 Kung Fu (my preference, since that's what I'm in) has alot of weapons with usefull techiques. or that filipino art, which I think is very practical. That one that has a bunch of different types of knives and sticks. Visit Shaolin, Chinese Martial Arts - I don't fear the 10,000 techniques you've practised once, I fear the one technique you've practiced 10,000 times. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironberg Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Ibouchet, Submission Fighter- did I see ninjitsu!!!? As sweet the ancient art is, I thought we had about the same amount of ninjitsu schools in the USA as we do Sushi Bars. I mean, I've seen instructional videos in Century catalogue, but I've never heard of a ninja dojo somewhere in the US. Just curious ... "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias_Reece Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 For some strange reason I seem to have totally ignored this topic whenever it came up on my screen. I have no idea why - such is my dedication to the internet community I'm not too worried about using nunchaku in a fight situation, so I kinda prefer that spinning garbage Fine by me - whatever floats your boat. I aint gunna push my thoughts or theories onto you, unlike many of the ppl here.The nunchaku is not allowed for self-defense or otherwise. It spins at 150 PSI (thats pounds per square inch) and the head (human) breaks at or around 8-10 PSI.[\quote] Yup, sounds pretty nasty to me - but I think we should remind outselves of what basic pistols do. Just a thought.......Try a folding or hunting knife, their legal, fast, and deadly.... Not in my country it isn't.........a weapon is a weapon is a weapon. I just think that a belt isnt as obvious as a Bowie. Just a thought. "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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnifinite Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 I've heard good things about Pananandada (it's fun to say too). I believe it's Filipino, but I might have heard wrong. 1st Dan HapkidoColored belts in Kempo and Jujitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiu-jitsu fighter Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 i like kali , but personnaly i don't know that much on weapon arts "When we go to the ground,you are in my world, the ground is the ocean, I am the shark,and most people don't even know how to swim" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLove Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 How I answer depends on how I take your question. If you are looking for weapon forms, then I agree with the Wushu suggestion. I think few arts have as many weapons forms, nor as pretty a weapons forms as Modern Wushu. If you are looking for weapon fighting arts, I'm a big fan of my own. I do also agree with the FMA reccomendation. Theres some nice work in Systema, and the fairbrane / Applegate WWII combatives as well. https://www.clearsilat.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkrocker115684 Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 id go with kung fu we have lots of weapons ninjitsu has more of course because ninjas are insane and have like a thousand different things to throw and claws and stuff but it would be dumb to be a ninja because you're trained to kill people and killing people isnt legal so you'd be bored and im rambling so take kung fu 9th kyu(white belt)-shaolin chuan kung fu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeRo Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 ive heard that kobudo is good for weapons but Tobias is the man for that so ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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