I'm really interested in doing a weapon art of some kind.

 

Can people post their knowledge?

 

the weapons i'm most interested in are the staff, and the sai

 

what arts use these - and what arts use these earlier one?

 

also if the art does other stuff that would be cool as well

 

and to the question of the topic, can someone explain okinawan kabudo - and what weapons it uses?

Most traditional Japanese Martial Arts will teach the bo and the sai.

 

Kabudo refers to the Japanese weapon styles.

ok so is kabudo an art? or just part of arts?

I train/teach Okinawan Kobudo (Matayoshi/Shinken lineage), and we just do weapons.

 

Some schools will teach weapons and call it their 'kobudo' syllabus.

 

OH OH OH OH OH - I just reread your post, theswarm, and noticed you said:

and to the question of the topic, can someone explain okinawan kabudo - and what weapons it uses?

 

Take a trip to https://www.martialarts2000.freeserve.co.uk and have a read. Tis my Boss' concoction.

Kobudo means "old martial way"

 

Within an okinawan context that means the weapons training.

 

Within a japanese context it is just old styles, styles that have a long lineage.

 

Bo and sai are the two main weapons of Okinawan Kobudo.

 

Other popular ones are: Tonfa, Nunchaku, kama.

 

Less popular ones: Timbae (shield used with short spear/machete/sword) 3 sectional staff, eku/kai (boat oar) Tekko (knuckle duster) Suruchin (weighted chain) manji sai (sai but one prong up, one down) Nunti-bo (spear with manji sai on end), Kuwa (a hoe... don't ask)

 

There are some others, depends on who you train with. I teach most of the above. The only one we've never use is the kuwa. Nunti-bo & suruchin not very often, same for manji sai.

I thought kobudo meant way of the bo

No, that would be "bodo"... but you'll never here that. Bojitsu is usually used.

 

Ko - Old/ancient

 

Bu - Martial (same as budo, bushido, etc.)

 

Do - way

Oh alright, woo hoo first japanese lesson. That'll impress my teacher next year.

this school isn't connected to the IOKA does this mean it's not a real kobudo school?

this school isn't connected to the IOKA does this mean it's not a real kobudo school?

 

No, might be, might not be. Politics has nothing to do with it. Providing they teach good material associations are irrelevant.