Kobudo Class Kata

Kobudo Class Kata 

Kobudo History:

Kobudo古武道 is the art of weapons, which include bo, sai, tonfa, kama, nunchaku, tekko, and eku as being some of the basic and more common weapons. In addition, there are however still many other weapons which are not as populare. Kobudo first gained its prominence around the year 1314 AD (the 4th year of showa), when the Japanese Government passed the first of its laws to ban the possession of all weapons on the island of Okinawan. The second banned took place in the 1600's, were karate and kobudo took more of a stronger hold in the society of the Okinawan's. The Okinawan weapons (kobudo 古武道 literately old martial way) was developed by the population of Okinawa, which suffered under the Japanese occupying forces very much. The weapons served for self-defense against the Japanese Samurai. In addition, the systems which are practiced in the kobudo today are influenced very differently. On Okinawa exists only one old book with the name Omorososhi which documents the early martial. It contains about 1500 long and short poems, written in Ryukyu-dialect of the 13. and 17. century. The poems describe the culture, the politics and aspects of the daily life on Okinawa. Several of this were translated of Kenzaburo Torikoshi. They also contain sections about helmet, armour, sword and bend. The concepts Sai or Bo are missing. The only Kobudo weapon which is mentioned in the Omorososhi is the Jo.

Bo (Kon, Kun) 棒

 (棒: ぼう) or kon, is a long staff, usually made of tapered hard wood, for example white oak, bamboo and in some cases for training purposes, rattan. Sometimes it is made of metal or plated with metal for extra strength; also, a full-size bo is sometimes called a rokushakubo (六尺棒: ろくしゃくぼう). This name derives from the Japanese words roku (六ろく), meaning 6, shaku (尺: しゃく) a Japanese measurement equivalent to about .994 ft and bo. The rokushaku-bo refers to a staff about 6 feet long. The bo is typically 1 inch thick, sometimes gradually tapering from the middle to 0.8 inch at both ends. This thickness allows the user to make a tight fist around it in order to block and counter an attack. The most common shape, maru-bo, is a round staff, while kaku-bo (four-sided staff), rokkaku-bo (six-sided staff), hakkaku-bo (eight-sided staff) also exist. Other types of bo range from heavy to light, from rigid to highly flexible, and from simply a piece of wood picked up off the side of the road to ornately decorated works of art.

Bo (Kon) Kata

1. Bo Kihon No Kata

2. Tenryu no Kon
3. Shushi No Kon Sho
4. Shushi No Kon Dai 

5. Suishi no Kon

6. Ko-Ryu Shushi No Kon
7. Choun No Kon
8. Sakugawa No Kon

9. Shihonuki o Kon

10. Sueyoshi No Kon

11. Yonegawa No Kon

12. Ryubi No Kon

Sai 釵

The Sai is a short medal weapon with three sharp edges. Usually two or three Sais were used at the same time; their purpose was to block the opponent’s weapon, while their sharp tips were used to strike powerful and swift penetrating blows. It is difficult to trace the exact origin of the Sai- but it closely resembles a tool once used in China.

A third Sai could often be seen hanging from one’s belt behind one’s back; this was used to replace one of the other two Sais , in case it fell off one’s hand.

Another type of weapon similar to the Sai is the nunti sai or manji sai; its distinctive feature is that one of its edges points towards the opposite direction that the other two. It was often placed on a Bo (Nunti-Bo) and it is believed to have been used as a fishing tool.

Sai Katas:
1. Sai Kihon No Kata
2. Chatanyara No Sai Sho
3. Tawada No Sai

4. Chatanyara No Sai Dai

5. Tsuken Shitahaku no Sai

6. Hama Higa No Sai

Tonfa 柺

The tonfa (tuifa) was originated from a farming implement.  It was a handle that was used to turn a millstone in order to mill grain.

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Tonfa Katas:
1. Tonfa Kihon No Kata

2. Ode No Tonfa Ichi
3. Hama Higa No Tonfa

4. Chikina no Tonfa

5. Chatanyara No Tonfa

6. Yaragara No Tonfa

Kama

Kama Katas:
1. Kama Kihon No Kata
2. Kanegawa No Nichougama
3. Tozan No Nichougama

Nunchaku

Nunchuku Katas:
1. Nunchuku Kihon No Kata
2. Sosetsu Kon No Kata

3. Maezato No Nunchaku

Eku

Eku Katas:
1. Eku Kihon No Kata

2. Tsuken Akachu No Eku

  

Tekko

1. Maezato No Tekko

Suruchin

1. Kihon No Suruchin Ichi

2. Kihon No Suruchin Ni

Hanbo-jitsu

1. Kihan No Hanbo

Jo-jitsu

Tsukizue

Suigetsu

Hissage

Shamen

Sakan

Monomi

Kasumi

Tachiotoshi

Raiuchi

Seigan

Midaredome

Ranai

Iaido

 Seitei Ryu

1. Mae

2. Ushiro

3. Uke-nagashi

4. Tsuka-ate

5. Kesa-giri

6. Morote-zuki

7. Sampo-giri

8. Gammen-ate

9. Soete-tsuki

10. Shiho-giri

11. Sou-giri

12. Nuki-uchi

Omori Ryu
1. Shohatto

2. Satto

3. Uto tari-to

4. Inyoshintai

5. Ryuto

6. Junto

7. Gyakuto

8. Seichuto

9. Koranto

10. Gyakute

11. Inyoshintai

12. Batto

Toyama Ryu

1. Ippon Me

2. Nihon Me

3. Sanbon Me

4. Yonhon Me

5. Gohon Me

6. Roppon Me

7. Nanahon Me

8. Happon Me