Weapons

[Smiler]

what styles study weapons , i as i do shotokan and its very strict on the mean of karate 'empty hand'

[jmy77]

They compliment each other. You need to know both. I wouldn't say one is better than the other but, both are necessary.

[Shorin Ryuu]

Most karate systems incorporate traditionial weaponry. The name karate wasn't officially adopted till 1936 anyway and its first use in published literature was in 1906. Before then, it was known as Toute or simply Te, meaning Chinese hand or hand. It was also known as OkinawaTe as well.

 

Kobayashi Shorin Ryu uses Yamane-Ryu for weaponry.

 

I agree with jmy77. Weapons training is useful for using "weapons of opportunity" that resemble the weapons you have trained with. Plus it is easier to defend against a weapon empty-handed if you know how to use it.

[SaiFightsMS]

There are shotokan schools that teach kobudo. Funakoshi trained with a bo.

[Sho-ju]

I teach shotokan and we use tonfa, kama, jo, bo and single stick arnis.

[Guest]

I think it is good to learn open hand as well as weapons. Weapons are just an extension of your hand, so without them, you can still defend yourself. Part of defending yourself against weapons is learing them to know how to defend against them.

 

I guess it depends on the situation as to why one would be "better" than the other.