KOBUDO - ANCIENT WEAPONS SYSTEMS OF OKINAWA

There are two divisions in our kobudo system, the long weapons and the short weapons.

Traditional short weapons:

Kama - razor edged sickle used to cut grain and rice

Sai - three pronged steel tool imported from China, used mainly as a weapon

Nunchaku - formed of wood and rope, derived from an instrument used as a bit for horses,

or tool used to beat or soften grain

Tonfa - "L" shaped in design, originally a wooden grist mill handle

Long weapons:

Bo - six foot wooden staff used to carry water and food on the shoulders

Jo - short staff

Eku - the oar

Other Traditional Weapons:

Katana - samurai sword

Methods and techniques of kobudo used in our system are based on the traditional weapons systems of Okinawa and Japan.

Progression is through a logical sequence of kihon, kata, and kumite.

KOBUDO KATA

Bo

Tsuji No Kon

Choun No Kon

Ryubi No Kon

Choun No Kon Sho

Choun No Kon Dai

Sakugawa No Kon

Kama

Tozan No Kama

Kanegawa No Nichougama

Hamahiga No Kama

Sai

Tsukenshitahaku No Sai

Tawada No Sai

Hamahiga No Sai

Nunchaku

Nunchaku Ichi

Nunchaku Ni

Jo

Kata No Nijuni

Kata No Sanjuichi

Tonfa

Hamahiga No Tonfa

Matsuhiga No Tonfa

Eku

Soken Akichino Eku Bo