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Post by D.Ram on Aug 25, 2016 5:45:46 GMT
Not sure if I've sought this input earlier - in my dojo, weapons are not covered by default, so I look outside (other classes, videos, etc) for any training on this front. The Nunchaku was an easy pick mainly because of the popularity. However, I assume there's a more generally accepted sequence/order for the study of weapons? Start with Bo, perhaps? Your insights please! Oss. ______________ More sweat in training, less blood in battle
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Post by garage on Sept 24, 2016 10:47:17 GMT
As soon as you move away from Shotokan there is no strict order to anything. Weapons are not normally part of Shotokan. SKI leader has written books about them but learn it from somebody outside of Shotokan.
There is no order to learning weapons. Bo this is a 6ft staff. Some of the kata feature defences against this weapon. It is long and most people are not very good with it. You need a big space to get it moving. There are a lot of ankle attacks and it gives a good range, I find it a little impractical because of it's length.
Jo is about 4 feet long I went to aikido to learn how to use this. The shorter length makes it more practical for me and there is the 31 kata to practice each day.
Tonfa, Sai these are treated as extensions of the body. I find practice helps develop wrists and forearms but can be a bit boring.
Chuks, Round black with chain, or octagonal with string. if you hold them at the end they generate more power but are not as fast as you hold them in the middle, so do you want them to look nice or work? your choice. The string ones are so light they are useless.
Bokken lots of cuts hand postion make a difference to speed and effectiveness.
Kobatane nobody believes it is a keychain any more. Work really well disarming knife attacks.
I also work with other weapons that are likely to be used against me, knives and firearms knowing how they work.
£ section staff which weems to have no connection to Shotokan whatsoever.
So there is no order just do what you enjoy because practice works better if it is not a chore.
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Post by kensei on Sept 29, 2016 20:58:54 GMT
One must be careful what they do as far as training. Local laws are very specific. In Canada we can train with Bo and Jo but Nunchuku are illegal and if you are caught you get a pretty big hand slap! I have dabbled and own Sai and Tonfa but I have never really gone into them that much. They seem like they would be fun however. Like Bert said, I don't think that you need to worry about order of learning unless you are serious about finding a place to rank in these arts.
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Post by D.Ram on Sept 30, 2016 8:32:50 GMT
From your inputs, Jo sounds like an excellent choice! Let me start looking around locally. Many thanks, Oss! ______________ More sweat in training, less blood in battle
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Post by fighterandfitness on Oct 28, 2020 9:42:38 GMT
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