Friday, July 6, 2018

NUNTEI BO: Okinawa Fishing License for Traditional Karate and Kobudo

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"After kobudo, we will fish for dinner with our nuntei-bo." Okinawans, even though disarmed by their king (Sho Shin) in 1480 AD...
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Okinawa Gardening is a Hoe lot better with Kuwa

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Kuwa - a gardening tool that packs a serious punch.  The Kuwa ( gawa or kue ) is one of many traditional Okinawan kobudo weapons pra...
Saturday, April 2, 2016

Tekko - Okinawan Horse Sense

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Another traditional Okinawan kobudo tool members of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu learn is tekkō (鉄甲). Tekko (also ‘ tecchu ’) is known as Okinaw...
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Sunday, September 27, 2015

Okinawa Karate & Kobudo, East Valley of Phoenix, Arizona

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Gavin and Dennis train in kobudo with sansetsukon (3-sectional staff) and bo (6-foot staff) at the Arizona Hombu At the Arizona Hombu...
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Friday, January 23, 2015

Sansetsukon (3-sectional staff) at the Arizona Hombu, Mesa

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Suzette blocks bo attack using sansetsukon during kobudo class at the Seiyo no Shorin-Ryu hombu in Mesa. A few months ago, Ben, one ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Martial Arts Weapons - Gilbert & Mesa, Arizona

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This morning, my thoughts are about karate and kobudo (for those who don't speak Japanese, ' kobudo' is the term for mar...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Martial Arts Weapons and Gardening in Arizona

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As Ryan attacks with tanto (knife), Adam blocks with the ei (handle) of the kuwa. We found that most hoe from Lowe's will work as ...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Mesa Martial Arts Weapons Classes

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Soke Hausel demonstrates kama at the Arizona Hombu dojo, Mesa, Arizona Okinawan karate and kobudo ( martial arts weapons ) go hand in ...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

KUWA - Giving Arizona Gardening a Real Punch!

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Shihan Adam of Phoenix hooks Rich's  (of Mesa) knee with kuwa in ippon kumite.  Kobudo is a an important part of Shorin-ryu karat...