Tobias_Reece Posted October 7, 2002 Author Posted October 7, 2002 LOL, yeah I forgot - it was just me being a bit rude....if you'd have come on and started gabbling about hyungs I would have been clueless. Apologise...my bad..... Rokushaku bo - 6ft staff Nunchaku - everyone knows what these are Sai - 3 pronged metal truncheon Tsun kuwa/tonfa - pr24 baton Kama - sickles Iyeku - boat oar Tekko - knuckledusters Timbe/Timbe Rochin - short spear and shield Nunti - staff with manji-sai (swastica shaped sai) on the end Suruchin - traditionally a hemp rope with stones on the end. Very similar to the manriki chain. Kuwa - a garden hoe - yes, hoe Tettchu - like a mini tonfa that you can hold in your hand. Hope this clears things up. Cheers all "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)
SBN Doug Posted October 7, 2002 Posted October 7, 2002 Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. Now, to your question. I think originally you were looking for suggestions other that what you have listed. If you're looking for "practical" options, I've been training in rope (or belt) and cane that could come in handy. Hopfully I won't need the cane for quite a few years yet. Since most of the rest you listed are close to something we train in, and you don't want the sword, the only other ones would be throwing knives and archery. The knives are fun to do, and not difficult to train in as you can set up a target in your yard. Archery takes a little more time and commitment. I've seen pictures of our Grandmaster using a 3 sectional staff, something I've alway wanted to learn. However, I'm a couple grades away from learning, I believe. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
Tobias_Reece Posted October 7, 2002 Author Posted October 7, 2002 Quite ironically, at the seminar (where I did my grading) the instructor (my examiner) joked about the nunchaku, saying that you can hurt yourself with them. He then poined out that if you worry about the nunchaku, then you'll worry even more about the three section staff. I actually looking into the Nunti.... "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)
SBN Doug Posted October 8, 2002 Posted October 8, 2002 Tobias, Of the ones you listed, that's the one that sounded most interesting to me. Our master said he would be starting us upper BBs on the long spear next time he came up. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
Tobias_Reece Posted October 8, 2002 Author Posted October 8, 2002 Then its settled - a nunti it is (I was hoping that what you would say ). Now I have to figure out how to use Kamakaze. LOL j/k "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)
SBN Doug Posted October 9, 2002 Posted October 9, 2002 Glad to be of..uh..reinforcement. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
Sei Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 Hi there Mr Tobias Reece, you say that you are learning okinawan kobudo. One thing that interestied me was the rochin timbe, i have been trying to get a hold on one for a while now, could i ask where you got yours from? thanks
CloudDragon Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 Good luck with your nunti, that would have been my choice. However the rochin timbe sounds interesting, do you have any information or sites with any info on it? A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit!
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