Treebranch Posted August 7, 2003 Posted August 7, 2003 Icetuate study Koryu Bujutsu Samurai fighting arts, they have larger variety of weapons that they teach. They teach you how to use a katana, bo staff, jo, hanbo, katana, naginata, manriki, shuriken, knife, yari, and much much more. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Icetuete Posted August 7, 2003 Author Posted August 7, 2003 They teach you how to use a katana, bo staff, jo, hanbo, katana, naginata, manriki, shuriken, knife, yari, and much much more. is it required to learn them all or r u allowed to choose some of them that u wish to practice/master?
Treebranch Posted August 7, 2003 Posted August 7, 2003 You learn how to use all of them a little, then you can choose which one you want to master. To tell you the truth the un-armed skills will teach you to handle yourself in such a way that you will be able to pick up almost any weapon and know how to use it effectively. This is a great way to become familiar with a large variety of weapons to see what you like. Budo Taijutsu basically teaches the same stuff as well. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Icetuete Posted August 7, 2003 Author Posted August 7, 2003 i dont think that there are many dojos that teach Koryu Bujutsu Samurai fighting arts in germany, not to mention how many of them are in my area (where they lack dojo on the whole), while there is a ninjutsu dojo in one of the cities i might go to university. as long as it aint required to master all of the weapons in Budo Taijutsu i guess it is a good choice cause the is very interesting to me.
Treebranch Posted August 7, 2003 Posted August 7, 2003 I don't think you have to master all the weapons, maybe just a few. We mostly study Sword, Bo, Hanbo and Kusari Fundo(Chained Weapon with weighted ends). I personally love the sword. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Icetuete Posted August 7, 2003 Author Posted August 7, 2003 what is a hanbo? and for how long have u been doing swords and for what purpose? r u training sparring duels with armor and stuff? or do u cut melons that r thrown at u? cut through somekind of dummies or straw? or do u just practice froms or technique?
Treebranch Posted August 7, 2003 Posted August 7, 2003 A Hanbo is a 3 foot stick that you can do really cool techniques with. It's basically half a Bo staff. As far as sword go we practice techniques with bokkens and we practice cutting exercises with a live blade. We cut tatami mats rolled up, and watermelon is good to cut, but you might get your sword all sticky. With Kendo armor you can practice full contact with a Shinai. What for? For fun and you learn alot about your basic body movements. When you put a weapon in you hands it makes you aware mistakes, or if your technique is good. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Sens55 Posted August 21, 2003 Posted August 21, 2003 I would say it depends on what you want to do. If you just want to study traditional martial arts weapons there are plenty of schools that have that as part of their curriculum and many have pointed out those systems. However, if you're interested in self-defense then you might focus on something that you're likely to have on hand if you ever need it. Guns and knives come to mind. I know many traditionalists will argue that guns aren't a martial art, but I would disagree. I think the gun is today what the sword or bo was hundreds of years ago. And knives are easily obtained, most often legally carried. Not saying that's the route you should go, but just offering another perspective. I like to focus on practical applications and these fit that bill.
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