tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6262064591631072852024-03-13T10:16:26.142-07:00Arizona Kobudo (Martial Arts Weapons)Kobudo, the ancient art of Okinawan weapons, is a significant part of Shorin-Ryu Karate (Seiyo-Kai). All students of Shorin-Ryu karate begin their training in kobudo at the same time they begin training in traditional karate. Students from Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa Phoenix and Tempe train at the Arizona Hombu in the East Valley.Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626206459163107285.post-22459856998723564972018-07-06T14:46:00.021-07:002023-02-09T15:09:58.938-08:00NUNTEI BO: Okinawa Fishing License for Traditional Karate and Kobudo
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<span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60lFxxoAwfam0AFDGLDEsqcDXiCCywwIECDqPxmrIkQwJ3hYalmHUUkh4jEppSmY_Z-kf6nNveP417EU-6LoUC5EwTxIwL3lvBe2KWYP19WxHAA4oT8PKkwkzOFEE2ukuFY8A2lGjyNXb/s2048/DSCF1225+copy.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60lFxxoAwfam0AFDGLDEsqcDXiCCywwIECDqPxmrIkQwJ3hYalmHUUkh4jEppSmY_Z-kf6nNveP417EU-6LoUC5EwTxIwL3lvBe2KWYP19WxHAA4oT8PKkwkzOFEE2ukuFY8A2lGjyNXb/s320/DSCF1225+copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"After kobudo, we will fish for dinner with our nuntei-bo."</i></div></i></span>
<br />Okinawans, even though disarmed by their king (Sho Shin) in 1480 AD and later by Satsuma <b>Samurai</b> clan from neighboring Japan in 1609 AD, still found weapons of <b>self-defense</b> in tool boxes, mill houses, boats, sheds, etc. One of these known as <i>nuntei bo, was </i>used to catch fish, capture fishing nets, and even vaccinate samurai. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to train like an Okinawan fisherman or samurai, we have a Hall-of-Fame grandmaster with more than 5 decades of teaching experience, who is looking forward to teaching you. No experience necessary - we currently have <b>FOUR spaces</b> for <b>adult male </b>or<b> female students</b> due to members moving out of state. Just contact <i><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Soke</span></b></i> at <i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>sokeshodai@yahoo.com</b></span> </i>and let us know a little about you. Since the plandemic, we moved from our <a href="https://Seiyo-ShorinRyu.webs.com">dojo</a> on Baseline to a private dojo near the cross roads of E. Southern and S. 24th Street. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Each spring, the <a href="http://azhombu.blogspot.com/"><b>Hombu Dojo</b></a> in <b>Mesa</b>, schedules a traditional <i><b>Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo</b></i> Clinic with members of <b><i>Utah Shorin Kai</i></b> from the Salt Lake valley. Karate-ka arrive at <b>Phoenix </b>Sky Harbor airport to attend the annual clinic, scheduled a few weeks prior to the <i><b>Juko Kai</b></i> National <b>Black Belt</b> Clinic in New Braunfels, Texas, and the out-doors <b>Gasshuku</b> clinic at the East Canyon Resort near Park City, Utah. A few members from the<b> Hombu</b>, <b>University of Wyoming</b>, <b>Gillette</b>, <b>Casper</b>, <b>Cheyenne</b>, and <b>Grand Canyon University</b> also attend these clinics to learn more about <b>traditional martial arts</b>. Few other MA organizations in Arizona offer such a wide range of training for their students.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROEN6HfhiWXZmAjp7qsItyEbcm8CrP9vumyuiqkztXf0QdaByu2xSxtyYZFttevxujdDxrVCtj8LP7dnI1L8vAtTzdrn-icubADW95QUp82dB5jTWYXcXYl8faOMTTp0b2WjFkqTzv7qH/s400/az_phoenix_karate-taekwondo-martial-arts_2020.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROEN6HfhiWXZmAjp7qsItyEbcm8CrP9vumyuiqkztXf0QdaByu2xSxtyYZFttevxujdDxrVCtj8LP7dnI1L8vAtTzdrn-icubADW95QUp82dB5jTWYXcXYl8faOMTTp0b2WjFkqTzv7qH/s320/az_phoenix_karate-taekwondo-martial-arts_2020.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/meet-dan-hausel-arizona-hombu-dojo-school-traditional-okinawa-martial-arts-mesa-60-w-baseline-road/">Soke Hausel</a> and the <a href="http://azhombu.blogspot.com">Arizona Hombu dojo</a> are <br />recognized as the best martial arts instructor <br />and martial arts school for the past 5 years, <br />in the Phoenix Valley. Expertise chose our school<br />and grandmaster as the best of 360 schools with<br />all of their instructors (<a href="https://www.expertise.com/az/phoenix/karate-taekwondo-martial-arts?fbclid=IwAR2eBb14H_skvpm4NDx8wqNJ5GvBP7GZtSqNI0U9VIeTkLFzCtU1vDmdwwo">Expertise</a>).<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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In the late spring of 2018, members of Utah Shorin-Kai and their headmaster, Hanshi Robert Watson, 9th dan, presented <b><i>Soke</i></b> Hausel with a beautiful gift of <b><i>nuntei-bo</i></b> (Okinawan dialect) referred to as <i>nunti-bo</i> (Japanese), and sometimes spelled <i>nunte-bo</i>. Many great Okinawan <i>karate</i> and <i>kobudo</i> masters fished with this tool and used one to defend against muggers, samurai, and government agents. Other common fishing kobudo tools include <a href="https://www.martialartnearyou.com/images/memberImages/00011120_profile_Soke_Hausel_demonstrating_Japanese_sojutsu_with_yari_Mesa_.JPG"><i>yari</i></a>, <a href="http://www.hinodekarate.ca/images/rochin%20and%20tinbe%20comp.JPG"><i>tinbe</i></a>, and<i> <a href="http://www.martialartshelponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/black-belt-photo-fumio-demura-bo-eku-476.jpg">eku</a></i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.karategojuryu.org/kobudo/15-nunti.jpg"><b><i>Nuntei-bo</i></b></a> is a fisherman’s gaff mounted on <a href="https://okinawabo.blogspot.com" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">bo</a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>with its central, sharp, shaft bordered by opposing short shafts similar to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt3hv3IyuV3bgpkXFUabFHwuOp-5Qbr2pS8RDdzO917QHC6RvzcWCraa5FZ9iXC42LMtihfX8ozgqElzZeNbq14fSb5bB4YL-SEbdoc-n05wuVsMMYzC7Qn8oY-i8WT_fBOpqt8dU86h_/s1600/Manji-sai.jpg"><b><i>manji sai</i></b></a>. <i>Nuntei-bo</i> is designed to stab wayward fish, while the bordering <i>yoko tsuka</i> (opposing prongs) assist in pulling and pushing fish nets in water. But for members of <b><i>Seiyo no Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai</i></b>, this toll can also be used to select food at Long John Silvers, chase away irritating door-to-door salesmen, or just train like the Okinawan peasants of old. The tool is an extension of the empty hand (<i>karate</i>) and like any traditional Okinawan martial arts school, the Arizona Hombu Dojo in Mesa, Arizona teaches all students to use <i>kobudo</i> tools and samurai weapons from the beginning of their martial arts path. But unlike other schools, we do not charge an extra fee to train in weapons.</div>
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Often, <b><i>nuntei-bo</i></b> is practiced with two <i><b>manji sai</b></i>. The <a href="http://sai-kobudo.blogspot.com/2018/04/guide-to-okinawan-sai-sai-jutsu-classes.html"><b><i>sai</i></b></a> are thrown during execution of <a href="http://seiyo-meikyo.blogspot.com/2017/01/passai-kata.html"><b><i>kata</i></b></a>. The throwing of sai is practices outside in the dirt, with a thick wooden block on a <b><i>dojo</i></b> floor, or most often just taken from one’s <i>obi</i> and placed on the <i><b>dojo</b></i> floor to symbolize where one would throw the weapon. </div>
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In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawan_language">Okinawa <i>hogen</i></a> (dialect), the tool is referred as <i>nuntei</i>, and means ‘thrusting hand’. At first glance the weapon looks like a spear, but is composed of <a href="http://okinawabo.blogspot.com/"><b><i>bo</i></b></a> used as a handle with a <i><b>manji sai</b></i> mounted on one end of the <i><b>bo</b></i> that is used for piercing and trapping. Because it was a common tool of Okinawan fishermen, these <b>martial artists</b> were allowed to carry it during years when weapons were banned on Okinawa - after all, it was only a fisherman's tool. But the tool could be effective in dealing with pirates, <b>samurai</b>, and fish, in the hands of an expert.<br />
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The origin of the weapon is thought to be China, and likely was imported about 6 centuries ago. A similar weapon is mentioned in the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Karate-Bubishi-Patrick-McCarthy/dp/0804820155"><i>Bubishi</i></a> known as <a href="http://sabu/"><i>sabu</i></a>. As a <b>martial art</b>, <b><i>nunteijutsu</i></b> resembles <b><i>bojutsu</i></b> and even sojutsu, both also practiced at the Arizona Hombu.</div>
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Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626206459163107285.post-13587906475220687762017-04-06T15:59:00.008-07:002022-01-08T15:23:12.721-08:00Okinawa Gardening is a Hoe lot better with Kuwa<br />
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The <i>Kuwa</i> (<i>gawa</i> or <i>kue</i>) is one of many traditional Okinawan <i>kobudo</i> weapons practiced by members of <i>Seiyo no Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai</i>. Better known in the West as a garden hoe; in the East it is not only a garden tool, but also a common peasant weapon of self-defense, or one of the many so-called classical karate weapons. When training with this tool in a <i>dojo</i>, you can use a common, everyday, hoe from your local hardware store such as <a href="https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=hoe">Lowes</a>, or search for a traditional <i>kuwa</i> on the <a href="http://www.easydigging.com/kuwa_okinawan.html">internet</a>. You will not find them at martial arts supply houses because few instructors teach this weapon. But when you purchase <i>kuwa</i>; before you take it to the dojo, be sure that the blade (<i>igashira</i>) is securely attached to the handle (<i>iii</i>)!</div>
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Years ago, <i>Soke</i> Hausel purchased a common hoe from a hardware store in Laramie, and took it to the <a href="https://universitywyomingkarate.blogspot.com">University of Wyoming <i>dojo</i></a> and started teaching <i>kihon</i> (basic techniques). On the very first strike, using a down cut (top-of-head strike) - the <i>kuwaba</i> (blade) shot off the <i>iie</i> (handle) like it had been shot out of a cannon. <i>Soke</i> is know for his fast, focused strikes </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi3N7esK-vbB6vMfe4raY64xru5OlUsJNt2TRxZ3_uD4TxDQW5Lf19-MCVvNLKJ5lQn-3SkXoGY4pvq3qsYYAIkMhZCMRbtBq73e0kfkd3qm8LbaVeDHT0xgLrX4M5faGpzKLgCr_GYbF/s1080/a+Kuwa+-+Mesa%252C+Arizona.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1080" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi3N7esK-vbB6vMfe4raY64xru5OlUsJNt2TRxZ3_uD4TxDQW5Lf19-MCVvNLKJ5lQn-3SkXoGY4pvq3qsYYAIkMhZCMRbtBq73e0kfkd3qm8LbaVeDHT0xgLrX4M5faGpzKLgCr_GYbF/w640-h472/a+Kuwa+-+Mesa%252C+Arizona.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A kuwa from our local hardware store works well in training,<br />but the blade must be securely attached, and also the handle<br />is often breakable.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The <i>kuwa</i> can be used in many ways for self defense. Using the <i>kuwaba</i> (blade) for cutting is pretty obvious, but it can also hook an arm, leg, or your attacker’s weapon. This can also be used to thrust, particularly after hooking the attacker. The opposite end of the blade known as the <i>igashira</i>, is for striking and is devastating when swung like a bat. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT4F4Aiu4xYBNe6Hl_Cuvvtno6Ksy0Vrqh4uVvDz01-Wgn9OxXr_KYg7qVkat0TGNve7tgJoW0m3hMUAqN_MO_5YwERgsEcS_YrFF7rg1albrafJol5cSTE7oT4xwvb70mk21-tsptnYY/s826/a+Kuwa+-+the+way+of+the+hoe+-+Mesa+Gardening+Club%252C+Arizona%252C+2019+copy.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT4F4Aiu4xYBNe6Hl_Cuvvtno6Ksy0Vrqh4uVvDz01-Wgn9OxXr_KYg7qVkat0TGNve7tgJoW0m3hMUAqN_MO_5YwERgsEcS_YrFF7rg1albrafJol5cSTE7oT4xwvb70mk21-tsptnYY/s320/a+Kuwa+-+the+way+of+the+hoe+-+Mesa+Gardening+Club%252C+Arizona%252C+2019+copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Kuwa kata</i>, at Arizona <i>Hombu dojo</i>, Mesa, AZ</td></tr></tbody></table>As with some weapons containing a wooden handle, the <i>kuwa</i> has a handle that is typically the length of a <i>jo</i> (4-foot long <i>bo</i>) that can be used for horizontal thrusts and blocks. However, blocking a <i>katana</i> (sword) with the <i>iie</i> is not recommended except as a last resort. The <i>iie</i> can also be used for outward, inward, high and low blocks with the <i>ijiri</i> (pommel) used for thrusts.</div>
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Basically, only one <i>kuwa kata</i> has survived over the years known as <i>kuwa no te</i> with variations. If you are interested in a traditional <i>kuwa</i>, you might check the internet. Our recommendation is to buy a small hoe because Japanese <i>kuwa</i> are slow and cumbersome. </div>
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There is a two-person <i>kata</i> on the internet which uses <a href="https://youtu.be/K5CIAdPu5yI"><i>kuwa</i> and <i>eku</i></a> (Okinawan oar). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Another traditional Okinawan <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">kobudo</span> tool members of <i>Seiyo</i> <i>Shorin-Ryu</i> learn is <i><b>tekkō</b></i> (鉄甲). <i><b>Tekko</b></i> (also ‘<i>tecchu</i>’) is known as Okinawa ‘knuckle dusters’ in English and have a North America equivalent known as ‘<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_knuckles"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">brass</span><span style="color: #0090ff; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">knuckles</span></a>’. But if you decide to train with the North American version, it is best not to ‘horse’ around and get of the wrong side of the horse. Brass knuckles have been outlawed in some states as well as in some countries just like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><b>nunchaku</b></i></span></a> - so learn your local laws. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The origin of <i><b>tekko</b></i> is not clear but it appears to have originally been an accessory tool found in the ‘horse’ stables of Okinawa. There are many varieties of <i><b>tekko</b></i> and one simple variety was a <b>horseshoe</b> or modified <a href="http://www.sanitydesigns.com/teko.htm"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>horseshoe</b></span></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">As a horseshoe, the curvature (‘U’) of the shoe was placed in the palm of the hand with the two ends projected outward. The curve was usually wrapped in a rag or rope to give the defender gripping capability. A modification included <a href="http://www.stamfordisshinryu.com/1a325760.jpg"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">sharpening</span></a> the tips of the horseshoe, while others were made from two horseshoes tied or <a href="http://sanitydesigns.com/teko.jpg"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">welded together</span></a>. There are likely many other designs, as these tools were easily carried by Okinawa martial artists.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Another variety of <i><b>tekko</b></i> originated from saddle stirrups. Many traditional <i>tekko</i> look similar to Western-style saddle stirrups, rather than those used by <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/1/26/1272600/-Samurai-Horses-Photo-Diary"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">Japanese samurai</span></a>. In its simplest form, such a <i><b>tekko</b></i> made from a horse stirrup would have been a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekko#/media/File:Tekk%C5%8D.svg"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">D-shaped tool</span></a> that wrapped around the hand. As these evolved, stubs and sharpen protrusions were added to the arch of the D to deliver greater damage. These types of <i><b>tekko</b></i> were made from both <a href="http://www.geocities.ws/kai4nihon/Weapons/Tekko02.jpg"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">metal</span></a> and <a href="http://fightingarts.com.au/images/weapons/Tekko-Yamane-Ryu-Kobudo-IMG_2680.jpg"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;">wood</span></a> and the hand grip was also used for striking and blocking.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Another tool used in handling a horse harnessed to a carriage was used as <i>tekko</i>, while another <i>tekko</i> was developed by fishermen from a tool that assisted in hauling in fishing nets (similar to <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">nunti bo</span>) to protect hands from sharp coral.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">There are similar hand weapons considered as a variety of <i><b>tekko</b></i>, such as the ‘<i><b>yawara</b></i>’ or ‘<a href="http://mlm-s2-p.mlstatic.com/yawara-kubotan-redonda-en-madera-machiche-20-cm-2752-MLM3438480515_112012-F.jpg"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><b>kuboton</b></i></span></a>’, which were nothing more than a stick or rod held in the hand. Some had pointed tips, others had a flat surface that was used to strike an opponent as well as activate pressure points. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The <i>‘</i><a href="http://mlm-s2-p.mlstatic.com/yawara-kubotan-octagonal-en-madera-machiche-15-cm-2705-MLM3438454600_112012-F.jpg"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>chize kun bo</i></span></a><i>’ </i>was a short stick attached to a piece of rope that looped around the defender’s fingers to assist in retention of the weapon. Other <i>tekko</i> were made from wood with sharpened extensions which fit between the first and second fingers. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The principal difference between Okinawan <i>tekko</i> and common variety of brass knuckles was not only mass of the object (brass knuckles have relatively high specific gravity) but most brass knuckles have four finger holes: traditional <i><b>tekko</b></i> had an open slot to place the hand and fist. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">There are modern versions of <i><b>tekko</b></i>, such as the ninja keychain <i><b>tekko</b> </i>and the car key <i><b>tekko</b></i>. In the hands of a <b>martial artist</b>, the <i><b>tekko</b></i> can be an very effective weapon of self-defense for blocking, striking and pressure point activation.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Then there is the<i> t<b>ekko-kagi</b></i>, a farming implement used for reaping weeds and considered more of a <i>ninjutsu</i> weapon. The <span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="http://www.ninjaencyclopedia.com/weapon/tekko-kagi.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">tekko-kagi</span></i></span></a><i> </i></span>included four iron spikes that looked more like a bear claw attached to a metal ring which fit around a person’s hand or wrist. Some of these were <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YszST5lX2Gc"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; letter-spacing: 0px;">wicked-looking</span></a> tools. </span><br />
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Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626206459163107285.post-36443511867914867572015-09-27T09:27:00.007-07:002022-01-08T11:37:03.277-08:00Okinawa Karate & Kobudo, East Valley of Phoenix, Arizona<div style="text-align: justify;">
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At the Arizona Hombu in Mesa, Arizona, a variety of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25aUcAO5AHc">Japanese-Okinawan martial arts</a> are taught to adults and families. We are an active member of <a href="http://www.jukokai.com/">Juko Kai</a> International, Zen Kokusai <a href="http://www.jukokai.com/authorized-zksbbr-sokeship-appointments.html">Soke Budo Bugei Renmei</a>, Seiyo no <a href="http://azhombu.blogspot.com/">Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo</a> Kai and <a href="http://sokecouncil.com">Soke Council</a>. So, we have credentials and copies of our credentials are available to examine in our Hall-of-Fame dojo at the 60 W. Baseline Center in Mesa - right across the street from Chandler and Gilbert.</div>
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At our martial arts school, traditional karate is taught rather than sport. There are many reasons for this. One is that karate was thought to be a weapon for 4 to 5 centuries, and only certain factions of the art became sport in the 1950s removing many of the effective self-defense applications deemed unsafe for competition - so the sport was watered down. Another reason is in sport karate, the student is taught to "win" and to "lose"; whereas in traditional karate, the original goal is still the most important aspect of <i>karate</i>. As stated by <i>Okinawan Shorin-Ryu</i> master and father of modern karate, Gichin Funakoshi, <i>"The Purpose of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of its participants"</i>. In sport <i>karate</i>, the focus is victory, in traditional karate, the focus is "perfection of the participants".<br />
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<i>Karate</i> and <i>Kobudo</i> go hand in hand. Many of the same blocking, striking, grappling and throwing techniques are used in both, thus one are should be bended and taught with the other art. This was the way it was taught on Okinawa for centuries and when introduced to Japan after 1922, Japanese <i>karate</i> systems began to either eliminated <i>kobudo</i>, or slowly removed it from the curriculum. By doing so, a very large segment of karate was abandoned by the Japanese and later European and American karate instructors and schools.<br />
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But at the Arizona Hombu in Mesa, Arizona, the traditions of karate and kobudo are retained and taught to all who become students. So, compare any martial arts school in Arizona with what is taught at the Arizona Hombu, and decide if you are learning enough about martial arts. Here are some of the many karate & kobudo arts taught at the Hombu:<br />
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<li><a href="http://seiyo-shorinryu.com/">Shorin-Ryu Karate</a></li>
<li>Shorin-Ryu Kobudo</li>
<li>Kokushinkai Shitai Kori (body hardening). </li>
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<li>Kempojutsu</li>
<li>Iaido (fast draw sword)</li>
<li>Sojutsu (Okinawan spear)</li>
<li>Naginatajutsu (Japanese Naginata or pole arm).</li>
<li>Jujutsu</li>
<li>Kenjutsu</li>
<li>Hanbo (3-foot staff)</li>
<li>Tanto (knife)</li>
<li>Hojojutsu (rope restraint)</li>
<li>Kubotan (short stick)</li>
<li>Bokken (wooden sword)</li>
<li>Jo (4-foot staff)</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaHombu/videos/2611774592421838/">Bo (6-foot staff)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.easydigging.com/garden-hoes/kuwa-okinawan.html">Kuwa</a> (hoe)</li>
<li>Ra-ke (rake)</li>
<li>Tsune (cane)</li>
<li>Tekko (horse stirrups - knuckle dusters)</li>
<li>Sai (forks)</li>
<li>Tonfa (Side-handle batons)</li>
<li>Kioga (expandable baton)</li>
<li>Shurichin </li>
<li>Manrikigusari & short rope</li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaHombu/videos/834695727014095/">Nunchaku</a> (two-sectional staff)</li>
<li>Sansetsukon (3-sectional staff)</li>
<li>Nitanbo (2-sticks)</li>
<li>Kama (sickles)</li>
<li>Gusarigama (chain & sickle)</li>
<li>Hara (Fish Hooks)</li>
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Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626206459163107285.post-50456227179423952262015-01-23T08:34:00.003-08:002022-01-08T11:48:29.911-08:00Sansetsukon (3-sectional staff) at the Arizona Hombu, Mesa<div style="font-family: Arial; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "noteworthy light"; letter-spacing: 0px;">A</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> few months ago, Ben, one of our more dedicated students at the <i><a href="http://azhombu.blogspot.com/">hombu</a></i>, arrived with <span style="color: #e69138;">‘<i><a href="https://kobudo.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/sansetsukon.jpg">san-setsu-kon</a></i>’</span> (<i>translates as ‘three-segmented-bo’</i>) in hand, asking about its use and if we would learn to use this weapon in class. Ben is into martial arts weapons and periodically shows up with uncommon weapons. Not too long ago, he came to our karate school (<i>dojo)</i> with an <span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="http://hojojutsu.blogspot.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>odachi</i></span></a> </span>in hand – a <i>samurai</i> sword that is as long as most people are tall.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">You will find little information about <i>sansetsukon</i> on the Internet even though a few books have been written by Chinese martial artists on the subject. I have not seen these books so I have no idea if they are of value, but I warn people to be careful of purchasing martial arts books: most have little value and most are poorly written and not worth reading, but there are a handful of martial arts books that are good.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A <i>sansetsukon</i> is a Chinese martial arts weapon adapted by Okinawan <i>karate practitioners</i> for <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawan_kobud%C5%8D">kobudo</a></i>. In Chinese, <i>sansetsukon</i> is known as <i>sanjiegum</i> (</span><span style="background-color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica"; letter-spacing: 0px;">三節棍</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">) and referred to as a coiling dragon, probably because it gives the impression of a coiled dragon, and also because it bites its user like a coiled dragon until they can tame this beast with considerable training. The weapon consists of three sectional sticks with a combined length typical for many <i>bo</i>. These are attached by rope, chain, or rings and originally used as a flail by Chinese farmers. In martial arts it is used similar to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/surujin"><span style="color: #e69138; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>surujin</i></span></a>, <a href="https://okinawabo.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e69138; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>bo</i></span></a> and <a href="http://nunchuku.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e69138; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>nunchaku</i></span></a> combined. And like the <i>surujin</i>, it causes problems even for the most adept <i>kobudo</i> practitioners. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">In the past, staves were manufactured from bamboo, white oak, wax wood, red maple or metal. Today, most are made of aluminum, bamboo, rattan, foam rubber or a variety of hardwood.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Some suggest that the <i>sansetsukon</i> was introduced to Okinawa from the Chinese Fuijian province by <i>Soke <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matayoshi_Kobudo"><span style="color: #e69138;">Shinko Matayoshi</span></a></i> (1888-1947) who also created two <i>kata</i> for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/matayoshi_kobudo"><span style="color: #e69138; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Matayoshi Shorin-Ryu Kobudo</i></span></a> system. The two <i>kata</i> were referred to as <i>sansetsukon dai ichi</i> and <i>sansetsukon dai ni</i>. At the Arizona Hombu, we will learn basics, <i>bunkai</i> and <span><i><a href="https://youtu.be/RK9hgLo_07g?list=PLgsEPjPIusDOswUwPIXmQhtETGJmc0hXB" style="color: #e69138;">sansetsukon</a><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span>no kata</i></span><i>. </i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Soke Shinko</i> was succeeded by his son <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDG_mMXPQRY"><span style="color: #e69138;">Shimpo Matayoshi</span></a></i> (1921-1997). Following the death of <i>Shimpo</i>, <i>Matayoshi Kobudo</i> fragmented into different groups with one headed by <i>Yasushi Matayoshi</i> who operates the <i>Matayoshi hombu dojo</i> in Okinawa known as the <i>Kodokan</i>. <i>Kodokan</i> refers to a place where one can receive “Instruction in the Way”; and there is more than one <i>Kodokan</i> training center. The best known is that of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kodokan"><span style="color: #e69138; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Judo Kodokan</i></span></a> (35</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>o</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">42’28”N; 139</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>o</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">45’13”E) founded by <i>Jigiro Kano</i> in Tokyo, which is an incredible, 8-story <i>dojo</i>. If you use the above coordinates on Google Earth, you can visit the <i>Judo Kodokan</i> on aerial photography.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">In 2003, the University of Wyoming Campus Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo club brought the well-known Okinawan martial artist <a href="http://www.tadashiyamashita.com/"><span style="color: #e69138; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Tadashi Yamashita</i></span></a> to the university to teach a clinic, which some of you reading this newsletter likely remember. <i>Yamashita</i> is one of the more famous students of <i>Shimpo</i> <i>Matayoshi</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">If you are into martial arts movies, this weapon was used by Jackie Chan in the 2000 movie <i>Shanghai Noon</i>. It was also seen in the 1980 movie <i>The Victim</i> and the 2006 movie <i>Fearless</i>.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
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Last, week, while we were walking through our local garden center, I was elated. My wife looked at me like I was nuts and placed her hand on my forehead to see if I had a fever. No fever, so she tried to ignore me.<br />
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"Let's see, I need a <a href="http://www.shovelandhoe.com/P_37_Bachi_Gata_Hoe_p/387.htm">Bachi Gata Hoe</a>, an asparagus sickle, two <i>nobori gama</i> sickles, two hand forks, maybe a <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/agrarian-garden/agrarian-garden-tools-guide/?cm_sp=ContentLink-_-Category-_-GardenToolsGuide">copper nunki weeder</a>, two <i>ko gama </i>hoes and two sod sickles, a short handle <i>nejiri</i> weeder, a long-handled scraper, a hammer - ah, make that two. Wow, I must have two of those<a href="http://www.shovelandhoe.com/Hoe_Matic_Hoe_and_Cultivator_p/513.htm"> hoe-cultivators</a>. Hey, look at those - I'll take two of of those Lawn <a href="https://www.shovelandhoe.com/Gardener_s_Long_Handled_Flat_Brush_M_19_S_p/513.htm">Aerator</a> Sandals and a long handle fork, two vegetable harvesting knives, a brass-tipped tamper dibber, one hand pruner and - hey what is that?!"<br />
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The employee picks up the Bypass pruner and hands it to me. <br />
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"Yes, I can definitely use this! And let me have a look at one of those <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Jameson-Landscaper-Pole-Saw-Package-with-Three-6-ft-Poles-LS-6PKG-6/202536694?MERCH=REC-_-NavPLPHorizontal1-1-_-NA-_-202536694-_-N">landscaper pole saws</a>". <br />
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As we walk by the chain saws - I stopped and day-dreamed. My wife saw that look in my eyes and grabbed my earlobe and we were off to another part of the store. <br />
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During <a href="https://hojojutsu.blogspot.com/ ">Samurai Arts</a> training<i>. </i>Our students began to understand the diversity of old school martial arts weapons, and those of modern day samurai and how these weapons can be interchangeable. </div>
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We started with <em><a href="http://hbjutsu.blogspot.com/">hanbo</a></em> (半棒) and added techniques from the <em>hoko tsue</em> (歩行杖) (cane). We moved on to a technique using a <em>kakucho kanona baton</em> (拡張可能なバトン) (expandable police baton known as ASP), switched to a <em>ropu </em>(ロープ) (rope), a <em>manrikigusari</em> (weighted chain), a <em>sansetsukon</em> (3-section <em>nunchaku</em>), then to a <em>nunchaku</em>, a broom, a mop, <em>nitan bo and then obi</em> (belt). With all of these, we applied the same defensive techniques. I like to do this to show how the same technique can apply to many weapons as well as classical <em>karate</em> (empty hand) techniques. It places the students into a creative thinking mode and broadens their martial arts experience and education.</div>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Weeding a garden can get boring quickly. To stem boredom, I often take a break and shadow box the imaginary <em>ninja</em> climbing over my wall while invading my back yard with their chains (<em>manrikigusari)</em>, sickles (<em>gusarigama)</em>, swords (<em><a href="http://hojojutsu.blogspot.com/">katana</a>)</em>, star darts (<em>suriken)</em> and nunchuks (<em><a href="http://nunchuku.blogspot.com/">nunchaku</a>)</em>. But the Gilbert ninjas are no match for my hoe (<em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmob2hW-ZTU">kuwa</a>) </em>or rake (<em>ra-ke). </em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The battle begins after I've removed a few weeds and my mind wanders. Soon, there are ninjas climbing all over my back wall! Using my peasant hoe I purchased from the nearby hardware store, I take on the well-armed ninjas. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I block the attack from a club (<em><a href="http://hbjutsu.blogspot.com/">hanbo</a></em>) from the ninja who strikes to the top of my head using my <em>'ei'</em> (handle) and follow with a cut to his toes using the <em>kuwaba</em> (bladed end of the hoe). While the ninja is hopping around on his good foot, I finish him by hooking the back of his good knee with the <em>kuwaba</em> pulling him off balance and quickly chambered my weapon to finish him with <em>tsuki</em> (thrust strike) on the knee cap. You should of heard him yell. </div>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">I strike overhead in an attempt to hit the next <em>ninja</em> - but he blocks my hoe with his<a href="https://okinawabo.blogspot.com/ "> <em>bo</em></a>. So I quickly hook his <em>bo</em> pulling him off balance and swing the hoe striking with non-bladed end knocking him into my swimming pool. I strike the next <em>ninja</em> with the butt of the handle and the battle is over. I take a deep breath, observe the damage to my garden, and then continue removing weeds until the next wave of <em>ninja</em> invade my garden (and mind). It was a good day to be a peasant in Gilbert Arizona.</div>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Okinawan <strong>karate and <em>kobudo</em></strong> (<strong>martial arts weapons</strong>) go hand in hand. In fact, they are inseparable. They are like wheels on a bicycle. You need both to make the bicycle (and martial arts) go. But most martial arts schools do not teach both, and of those that do, many teach what some term as <em>'cheerleader'</em> kobudo. Lots of twirling but no pragmatic use.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Shorin-Ryu Karate, practitioners use <em>kobudo</em> as effectively as they use <em>karate</em>. This is important as both build on one another. Students of <em>Shorin-Ryu</em> also learn what every move in every <em>kata</em> (martial arts forms) is used for and use dozens of techniques as <em>kobujutsu</em> (combat arts). The students practice with weapons training with <em>uke</em> (a partner), so the weapons begin to feel very natural. In the advance stages of <em>kobudo</em>, they practice <em>kumite</em> (sparing) with weapons.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the <em>Shorin-Ryu</em> student becomes more and more familiar with the weapon, just like in the empty hand (<em>karate</em>) techniques, they learn to use <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGnTkNk5MKs">full power and focus with the weapon</a>, both in practice during <em>kata</em> as well as in combat training with <em>bunkai</em> (self-defense applications from the <em>kata</em>). This is a very important part of the evolution of their <em>karate</em> and <em>kobudo</em>. Without achieving this last step, their <em>kobudo</em> can become a liability rather than an asset. </div>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">So how can this happen? <em>Karate</em> and <em>Kobudo</em> are dependent on <a href="http://az-mushin.blogspot.com/">muscle memory</a>. It is common knowledge in the martial arts that <em>"one will defend as they train".</em> If a <em>martial artist</em> practices with little effort, power and focus, muscles learn to defend with the same lack of enthusiasm. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are a <em>martial artist</em>, ask yourself each time that you punch the next time you are in a <em>dojo</em> (martial arts school): "will my strikes and blocks stop an aggressor?" Can my punch or kick <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf2vjExdSmo">knock down an attacker with one strike</a>? Does my partner flinch when I block? </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you cannot give a positive answer to these questions, your <em>karate</em> and <em>kobudo</em> need to be tweaked. To train properly, you need to educate your muscles - send them to martial arts graduate school and teach them to punch, block and kick with full force. This is done by practicing full force, power and focus with everything you do in the <em>dojo</em>. You can also practice the same way with a partner as long as you direct strikes to the side of your partner and not directly at them. This is important, because no matter how long you have been training, every once in a while a muscle forgets distancing. Myself, I've been training for 5 decades and every once in awhile, I miss (to error is human).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Soke Hausel trains with katana in Arizona.</em></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Our students learn to use a large variety of martial arts weapons and our curriculum is growing as new weapons are learned and new weapons are developed from common, modern everyday tools such as books, magazines, keys, cell phones, pens, etc. <i>Soke</i> Hausel has been greatly assisted by the creative Hanshi Neal Adam in developing and testing new martial arts weapons.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After joining Juko Kai International in 1992, Soke found this martial arts association was superior to any other association and offers excellent instruction. <i>Soke</i> learned dozens of additional traditional Okinawa and Japanese martial arts weapons. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of Soke Hausel's black belt students train in <br />
kobudo. Dr. Adam (6th dan) defends attack from Kathy (1st dan) <br />
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</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, members of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiyo_Shorin-Ryu_Karate_and_Kobudo">Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai</a> and the Arizona community can learn traditional Okinawan martial arts at the <a href="http://azhombu.blogspot.com/">hombu dojo</a> (martial arts school) in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler Arizona. Classes focus primarily on adults and the adults are a group of very likable individuals. Many people believe it is Hausel's background of being a professor of martial arts that attracts the positive type of people found in his dojos around the world.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For members of the Phoenix community - we highly recommend learning martial arts for self-defense - remember, you have to get to your gun to defend yourself, while in martial arts, you are carrying your tools (hands, feet, knees, elbows with you at all times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">O'Sensei Bill Borea uses kama against bo attack by Charles</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">For women, we highly recommend learning to use <i>hanbo</i> (3-foot stick), <i>kuboton</i> (short stick), <i>nitanbo</i> (two sticks), <i>bo</i> (6-foot stick), <i>kibo</i> (Police expandable baton), <i>tonfa</i>, <i>nunchaku</i>, <i>tekko</i>, <i>tanto</i>, book, magazine, car keys, <i>manriki</i> (chain), <i>hojo</i> (rope), purse, computer, coffee mug, pen, cell phone, coaster, rake, hoe, shovel, etc in ways that are hard to imagine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And please remember, we only support social media that supports America. So, no, we do not support <b>facebook</b>, <b>twitter</b>, <b>linked-in </b>nor the other medias that censor our friends, family and other martial artists.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>We teach our students to get a 'kick' out of gardening. Here Sensei Paula Borea</em><br />
<em>a real samurai from Japan, defends bo attack by O'Sensei Bill Borea using the</em><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><em>Karate</em> and <em><a href="https://youtu.be/Wmob2hW-ZTU">Kata</a></em> are essentially the same, and this includes <i>kobudo</i>. <i>Kobudo</i> is developed through the study and continual practice of both <i>karate</i> and <i>kobudo</i> <em>kata</em> and <em>each and every technique or movement in a kata must be understood as bunkai or self-defense</em>. The <em>bunkai</em> also needs to be pragmatic otherwise the value of the technique is next to useless. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There are few <a href="http://www.easydigging.com/kuwa_okinawan.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kuwa</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kata</i></a>: such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Matayoshi No Kuwa Nu De (Kue no de),</i> which is the <em>kata</em> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiyo_Shorin-Ryu_Karate_and_Kobudo">Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai</a> and its variations. The <i>kata</i> has all of the strikes, blocks, digs, and cuts needed for self-defense.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><i>Kuwa</i>-</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jutsu can be done</i> with modern garden hoe although one must be careful with these as the majority are not well made and tend to fly apart as some of my students witnessed during teaching <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kuwa</i> years ago at the University of Wyoming. One of my first strikes during <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kihon</i> practice sent the blade (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">egashira</i>) flying like a missile into our <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tatami</i> (mat) against the back <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dojo</i> wall in the Education Building gym. It surprised everyone including me. Luckily, I was in the front of the class of 50+ students with no one in front of me. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So if you purchase a common hoe from a local hardware store it is best to reinforce the weapon by drilling a hole in the metal sleeve of the <i>egashira</i> that fits over the handle and add and anchor screw to secure the blade to the handle. For those who want to remain traditional, search the Internet for a <a href="http://www.gardenshoponline.com/catalog/bachi-gata-p-53.html?osCsid=0nvomllkek76o0nctlcdojr1u3"><u>Japanese </u></a>style grub hoe.</span> I recommend a <a href="http://www.easydigging.com/kuwa_okinawan.html">4" grub hoe</a> (we found a 6" grub hoe at the <a href="http://www.mekongplaza.com/">Mekong Plaza</a> in Mesa). The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kuwa</i> has a butt end (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ejiri</i>), handle (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eii</i>), head of the hoe (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">egashira</i>) and blade edge (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kuwaba</i>).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<em>Kuwa</em> is used similar to a <a href="https://okinawabo.blogspot.com/ "><i>bo</i></a>, but it has the advantage of a blade at one end. The <em>egashira </em>is used to hook weapons to redirect them, hook an opponents knee, back of neck, foot, etc and is also used for <em>tsuki</em> (thrust strikes). The <em>kuwaba</em> is used to cut an opponent as well as remove toes, ears, and fingers. The butt of the <em>kuwa</em> (<em>ejiri</em>) is used for thrust strikes, while the bo handle (eii) has many uses including blocks and strikes. So the next time you are working in your tomato garden in Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix or even in California, Colorado, Utah or Wyoming, etc., remember, you have a weapon in your hands - learn how to use this fabulous weapon! After all, you never know when another <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmMjw5OH4jLznEbrzh9BJsQfzn5o5KjoK9jfz4BpLXvuz8fso0KJTIbTpMJcYBjAuo-V1C_nagpgNwEONabJEGHobf6u7zq3a3Y8R1S7xR0iKNtF25WZ44kFY3es90rOwaxrOaK_XdXz_/s1600/political-cartoon_fishing-rich-taking-poors-fish.jpg">thieving politician</a> is going to try to steal your tomatoes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Training with <a href="http://hbjutsu.blogspot.com/">hanbo (3-foot stick)</a> in Mesa, Arizona at the Arizona Hombu Dojo, 60 W. Baseline.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Members of the University of Wyoming Campus Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Club in Laramie <br />learn to be Okinawan farmers at Kobudo Clinic taught by Soke Hausel from Gilbert, Arizona.</td></tr>
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Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626206459163107285.post-29485088945143542942011-12-16T15:47:00.002-08:002022-01-08T16:27:06.851-08:00Arizona's Karate and Kobudo Classes, Schools and Instructors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nunchaku training in Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai. Photo <br /> shows (from Left to Right) Dr. Adam, Sempai Scofield, Sensei<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Traditional Okinawa <strong><i>Shorin-Ryu Karate</i></strong> training also involves training in <strong><i>kobudo</i></strong> (the ancient art of traditional weapons), jujutsu, shitai kori (body hardening) and much more. O</span><span>ur adult students learn to effectively use hands and feet as well as common every day tools and the traditional kobudo tools from Okinawa used by farmers, merchants and fishermen for weapons of self-defense.</span></div></span>
</span><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Soke Hausel also teaches private clinics with a variety of modern weapons - including magazines, books, car keys, rocks, coins, pens, etc..</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Adam poses after demonstrating use of common everyday tools for self-defense for <br />
a typical nerd. In this demo, he used pens, classes, belt and even his trousers as weapons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Adam demonstrated the use of the Corn Huskers tools as self-defense<br />
weapons. He stand here with a corncob pipe, farmers hat, corncob chuks<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Been to the library lately? Soke Hausel teaches clinic to Chandler librarians<br /> on common tools for self-defense that included cell phones, car keys, <br />PC computers and even books.</td></tr>
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Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626206459163107285.post-33870599879531018442011-08-31T09:25:00.003-07:002022-01-08T16:53:10.052-08:00TONFA - A Marvelous Hand Tool and Okinawa Peasant Weapon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rich from Mesa uses bo during kobudo training at the Arizona Hombu dojo</i><br />
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<a href="http://seiyo-tonfa.blogspot.com "><i>Tonfa</i></a> is one of the favorite Okinawan weapons taught by Soke Hausel in Gilbert <b>Arizona</b>. Newbies find it challenging at first, but once a student realizse it's nothing more than an extension of their <b><i>karate</i></b>, they quickly get the hang of the weapon. Historically, on Okinawa, the tonfa originally was a mill handle, harness support, or some other tool that was quickly converted to a weapon on a moments notice. </div>
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Some members of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu learned how to use <i>tonfa</i> in our 2016 classes in Mesa, Arizona and received certification documents. Today (2021 and 2022) more students are learning this tool for self-protection while others learn <i><a href="https://nunchuku.blogspot.com/ ">nunchaku</a>,</i> <i><a href="http://www.seiyo-shorinryu.com/bojutsu">bo</a>, <a href="https://AZtekko.blogspot.com ">tekko</a>, <a href="http://japanese-aikido.blogspot.com/">tanto</a>, <a href="https://hojojutsu.blogspot.com/ ">katana</a>, <a href="https://sai-kobudo.blogspot.com/ ">sai</a>, <a href="http://kamajutsu.blogspot.com/">kama</a>, </i>or other tools. The <i>tonfa</i> is such an effective weapon that it was once employed by nearly every law enforcement agency in the world, until the law enforcement officers realized that it required dedication to properly learn how to use this tool. In law enforcement, one <i>tonfa</i> (baton) was used - in Okinawa karate, two are typically used. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Members (<em>deshi</em>) discovered that these weapons are very similar to their empty hand (<em><strong><a href="http://seiyokai.blogspot.com/">kara-te</a></strong></em>) techniques with all of the typical blocks and strikes. In the forthcoming weeks, they will learn to use these weapons with different grips as well as learn three <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://seiyo-tonfa.blogspot.com/"><i><b>Tonfa</b></i></a> </span><em>kata</em> (forms) and all of the <em>bunkai</em> (applications). </span></div>
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The origin of the tonfa cannot be established beyond question, but some researchers assume the tonfa were originally rice mill handles that were removed from a rice grinder in Okinawa at time of need for self-defense against marauding Japanese <strong><a href="http://kyoju-nagi.blogspot.com/">samurai</a></strong>. The weapon was so effective that after karate was introduced to Japan in the 1900s, many police departments adapted the weapon for use as a night stick worldwide. But unlike law enforcement, our students learn to use two tonfa rather than one and learn to use them effectively for blocking, striking, hooking, choking, and even some throws.</div>
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The <a href="http://seiyo-shorinryu.webs.com/">Arizona Hombu dojo</a> accepts <a href="https://seiyoshorin.blogspot.com">adults</a> into its program with or without formal training in martial arts and offers <a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/az/mesa/karate/shorin-ryu-karate-instruction">diverse training</a> in Okinawa <i>karate</i>, <i>kobudo</i> and samurai arts.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Members look forward to an education in <i>karate</i>, <i>kobudo</i>, <a href="http://self-defense-women.blogspot.com/">self-defense</a>, samurai arts, martial arts <a href="http://teicon.blogspot.com/">history</a>, and <a href="http://az-karate.blogspot.com/">philosophy</a>. And, we are all good friends. </div>
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<i>Here Neal from Phoenix trains with </i><i>Rich from East Mesa.</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0gZk6wpEGFz6Xe95Qz18KIvx-pvs983ZRxcLDvjgfK7RHMbm40FKtUvtjJNwNPLPJ0f_df7GDfm54EolHrvlIJHxxalB-ieC9mIJHhAw5ogpTCZAHCDxJJJOr8kvDOJ2Kgy_ojwG__7YfcKYk94uN9dZz_tqpCTV2cgG-SPZXEwdGZO7Ac6QuvRHxNw=s2503" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="2503" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0gZk6wpEGFz6Xe95Qz18KIvx-pvs983ZRxcLDvjgfK7RHMbm40FKtUvtjJNwNPLPJ0f_df7GDfm54EolHrvlIJHxxalB-ieC9mIJHhAw5ogpTCZAHCDxJJJOr8kvDOJ2Kgy_ojwG__7YfcKYk94uN9dZz_tqpCTV2cgG-SPZXEwdGZO7Ac6QuvRHxNw=w640-h533" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The joseki wall of our Hombu Dojo, Mesa, Arizona. These are only a small part of the Kobudo<br />Tools used by our students and instructors. Unfortunately, due the the plandemic, we had to<br />close our dojo in Mesa in 2021 like many other martial arts schools. But, Hall-of-Fame instructor<br />Soke Hausel continues to teach martial arts in 2022 at two private locations in Gilbert and Mesa, Arizona. He is available to teach clinics to private groups in karate, self-defense, kobudo and <br />samurai arts. Today, he only accepts good, honest students with or without previous training. <br />Contact Soke Hausel at <b>Shorin-Ryu.Karate@ProtonMail.com</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><b>Updated, January, 2022.</b> By learning <i>kobudo</i> arts, one discovers they can use not only the ancient fishing, merchant and farming tools from Okinawa's past, but the also discover that tools are all around them that can be used for self-defense. Just think how you might use your belt, the magazine you are reading, that stick or rock on the ground, your car keys, the change in your pocket, a cell phone, pen, etc. Most anything can be used as a tool of self defense. <em>Kobudo</em> is a martial art that is blended with <i>karate</i>, especially in the Okinawa systems.</span></span> </div></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many fighting systems, but only a few can be classified as a martial art. Boxing is not a martial art, wresting is not a martial art, MMA is not a martial art - these do not fit the definition of martial art. </div></span>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span><div style="text-align: justify;">Members of Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai practice <i>kobudo</i> and <i>kobujutsu</i>. By learning these disciplines, a person is prepared to use their belt, pen, baton, car keys, cell phone, book or most anything they can get their hands on as tools for self defense. At this moment, think about what you are wearing, what you have in your pockets, what is near you – what kind of weapons do you have? How could you use these for self-defense. Or imagine you are going to teach a class in <i>kobudo</i> and you can only use what tools you find within 3 feet of you. How would you use these for blocks and strikes?</div></span>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Kobudo</i> is a martial art that blended with karate in the Okinawan systems. However, there are many Asian and American hybrids that have elected to remove kobudo from their curriculum for unknown reasons. Even many of the Japanese <i>karate</i> styles eliminated <i>kobudo</i> in the 20th century.When I trained in <i>Kyokushin</i>, <i>Kempo</i>, <i>Wado</i>-<i>Ryu</i> and <i>Shotokan</i>, no weapons were ever introduced, or even mentioned. </div></span><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many fighting systems in the world, but only a few can be classified as martial art. ‘Martial’ translates in Japanese as bu, a word found in budo. Budo translates as ‘martial ways’ implying that there is some form of mental or <a href="http://gilbertkarate.blogspot.com/">spiritual benefit</a>. Bushido translates as the way (or path) of bushi (warrior) or basically a warrior’s code of ethics. Other words that use bu as a root include bujutsu which is different than budo. Bujutsu refers to the old (koryu) Japanese martial fighting methods and schools that were developed by feudal samurai, whereas budo refers to modern fighting arts that have included a spiritual and ethical emphasis. <i>Kobujutsu</i> refers to ancient fighting methods of the samurai which is different than kobudo – the art of ancient weaponry. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Systems of <i>kobujutsu</i> have been practiced in Japan for centuries. In Japan, <i>kobujutsu</i> was for the most part, restricted to samurai. Whereas on Okinawa, kobudo was considered a peasant’s art. <i>Jutsu</i> translates as a skill or discipline and does not suggest any philosophical self-perfection suggested by ‘do’. Thus <i>karatejutsu</i> is a group fighting skills with no spiritual goals or emphasis, whereas <i>karatedo</i> is a method of empty hand fighting techniques that has as its goal; self-improvement of the person. In a strict sense, it could be argued that karatejutsu is not a martial art as it does not provide any esoteric value. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Valid martial arts have always had an underlying code of ethics and spiritual benefit. We can see the evolution of this code by examining legends surrounding the progenitor of martial arts. According to these legends, some form of martial art was introduced to the Shaolin monks in the Henan Province, northern China around 520 AD by an Indian monk named Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma is believed to have introduced Zen Buddhism to China and is considered the father of martial arts. </div>
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<span style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQSBYFWQer3w_GqXeqj9NDrCG9k0b5Gz6RIxCGDNLoakKRt7fDL8aNgrcJs8n_J1SlgS_H4tc8L6LfiKCrxgn5fKX765qP823mukstE_KW8JVZD3BQTPo0S1mdwX1octAWzwJM7rAMXLY/s400/TeaHouse.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Bodhidharma was a son of an Indian King. He traveled from southern India to China during the Liáng Dynasty (502–557AD). His route took him through the Himalaya Mountains and it is said he carried two books known as the I Chin Ching and Hseiu Seu Ching that are suggested to have contained descriptions of self-defense techniques. Bodhidharma crossed the Yangtzu River and continued north where he took residence at the Shao Lin Temple in Ho Nan Province. There are countless legends about this individual, although many are exaggerated. For example, Bodhidharma is described to have attained enlightenment while meditating and facing a wall of a cave without blinking his eyes for 7 to 9 years at the Shorinji Temple (少林寺) on Mt Song (嵩山). </div>
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<span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbc1NJqfZsuVyk_5Nhw59fjOklwUlNY7rzPLr0m01YJo5fva32z3MInjhLGJSoplNrUspA_a4G9_AX3QewvG3zPMpNAgdFP5dl1q8Z7BsthpAjAEVEweHJvve_rCXnlevafofH0EkhrDI/s320/Japanhome+-+Copy.JPG" /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">At the temple, he began lectures in Zen. Each evening, he would climb down from a nearby cave to the monastery and lecture. Apparently early on, he discovered that the Shaolin monks were unfit and lazy and often fell asleep during mediation. To correct this he began teaching a set of physical exercises in conjunction with meditation called 'Shi Po Lohan Sho' (18 hands of Lohan) that are reputed to have been a fighting form from India. By adding physical training with spiritual training, the monks began to gain focus. Thus he created the first martial art whether by accident or design that combined spiritual and physical training. Following years of meditation and ch'uan fa (kung fu) practice, the Shaolin monks developed a reputation as enlightened priests and formable fighters throughout China. Many Lohan techniques that were taught, were derived from a study of animals – such as a tiger or crane. This resulted in a variety of forms of ch’uan fa, such as tiger kung fu, monkey kung fu, white crane kung fu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bodhidharma’s cave located north of the monastery is described to be a square-mouthed cave about the size of a small room that opened directly to the sun. Legend claims that he stopped returning to the monastery after some time and just sat continuously facing the wall of the cave, legs crossed, in silent contemplation. After facing the wall for three thousand days, his shadow was preserved on the stone face. It is said that from a distance, one can still see the shape of a man sitting cross-legged with his hands pressed together on the rock face. </div>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">Centuries later, kung fu was introduced to Okinawa. But Okinawans took the characteristic circular and gymnastic-like movements of kung fu and modified them into linear, pragmatic and powerful techniques. How, why, and when this evolution occurred is unclear. History records an important event that may have influenced the introduction of kung fu to the Ryukyu (Okinawa) Islands. In 1374 AD, China and Okinawa formalized trade relations. The event was accompanied by an imperial gift from China in the form of 36 families of skilled artisans and merchants who migrated from Fukien (also known as Fujian) Province of southeastern China to Okinawa. These families established a community known as Kumermura near Naha City. It is suggested that members of these families introduced kung fu to Okinawa. Although others suggest that the 36 families were not educated in martial arts and rather than various Okinawans traveled to China to study the Chinese hand (known as Tode to the Okinawans).</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">A martial arts text known as the Bubishi was thought to have possibly accompanied the Kumermura families. The Bubishi is interpreted as a textbook of White Crane kung fu methods that were originally taught in the southern Shaolin temple at Chiu Lung Mountain near Foochow City in the Pu T'ien District of the Fukien Province. The originator of the White Crane Fist style is believed to have been Fang Chi Liang, a woman who resided in Yong Chun (for those of you who attended the UW yudansha clinic in March, you were introduced to this art). The Bubishi includes martial arts techniques but it is a seemingly paradoxical document that stresses preservation of human life (a tenant of Buddhist philosophy), yet teaches Okurasu Goroshi or vital point strikes designed to knock out, maim, or kill an opponent. </div>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">The Chinese influence on karate is seen in kanji used to describe tode. The kanji refers to the T'ang Dynasty (618-907 AD) (the golden age of culture for China) as well as to China in general. Literally, the kanji means 'Chinese hand'. Furthermore, the kanji used to describe Shorin-Ryu is translated as Shaolin style in Chinese in reference to the Shaolin temple in the Henan Province.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The term for tode (Chinese hand) was later changed to karate. Karate is derived from the Japanese kara meaning empty, and te meaning hand. When speaking of karate, traditionalists attach the word do (‘way’ or ‘path’). Translated, karatedo means the 'way of the empty hand'. Many people would take this at face value meaning a method of bare-handed self defense. But the ideograph used for 'kara' not only represents empty, but also represents 'void' or sunyata. Sunyata is the Sanskrit term for emptiness or nothingness which has profound, meaning in Buddhism. In principal, sunyata` is derived from a Buddhist concept of 'no-mind', a form of Zen training that in essence, is an ego-less state of mind that frees one from fear of death or failure. </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In 1480 AD, Okinawan King Sho Shin issued an edict that prohibited the private ownership of bladed weapons. The king, being nonviolent Buddhist, believed his subjects should also be nonviolent. But not all were as peaceful as the king. Following the edict, secret societies formed to practice te and kobudo as a means of self protection. Farmers and fishermen developed fighting methods using tools of trade and karate and kobudo were blended. These became methods for individual self-defense rather than for military such as that of the samurai of nearby Japan. </div>
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</span></span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ban on bladed weapons and with no military, it was a matter of time before Okinawa would be invaded. Thus in 1609 AD, Lord Shimazu with the Satsuma Samurai Clan of southern Japan obliged Okinawa and invaded and conquered the Ryukyu Islands with little resistance. The 3000 samurai invaders left the political and sociological infrastructure in tack and ruled indirectly by levying high taxes while assuming control of Okinawan’s foreign trade that had been robust. This led to rapid decline of the Okinawan economy. During this time, karate was developed into a pragmatic method of self-defense.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The samurai banned the practice of martial arts. This stimulated the evolution of karate and kobudo as virulent arts. It is likely that kata became prominent in the Ryukyu culture at this time as a means to disguise the art from the Japanese, as well as a method for preserving favorite and effective techniques. Karate and kobudo were practiced in secrecy for more than 400 years: documents about karate during this period of development are nonexistent as the art was kept completely secret. </div>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">In 1868, the Meiji restoration of Japan abolished feudalism along with the rule of Samurai. Samurai could no longer wear swords in public and the government abolished the Ryukyu Kingdom essentially making Okinawa a feudal clan of Japan in 1872 (even though feudalism had been abolished in the rest of Japan). The Satsuma rebelled against the Meiji government in 1877 but were conquered by the modern Japanese army. This was followed by the Japanization of Okinawa in 1879 and the last Okinawan King was exiled to Tokyo and a Japanese governor replaced him in Shuri City. </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Many of these events lead to development of karate techniques into highly effective strikes designed to paralyze, kill, or maim an opponent with a single blow. Kata incorporated omote (hidden techniques) , okurasu goroshi (death blows), and tien hsueh (vital point strikes). A master of kobudo, using tools of trade as weapons, could defend against a well-armed aggressor and body hardening methods evolved to the point that some Okinawans were able to take full-force blows to any point on the body with little effect. This philosophy of ‘one strike – one kill’ was used effectively by all Shorin-Ryu styles until the late 20th century when many forms of sport karate eliminated most pragmatic applications of karate and kobudo.</div>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">In 1901, Anko Itosu of Okinawa (Itosu Yasutsune in Japanese) was instrumental in introducing karate into the Okinawa public schools. To simplify karate, Itosu developed the pinan (peaceful mind) katas from two advanced kata forms known as kusanku (kanku in Japanese) and chiang nan. The kusanku kata still exists but the chiang nan kata, known as the channan kata, was lost. Itosu also broke down the complex naihanchi kata (tekki in Japanese) into 3 separate naihanchi forms.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Many Okinawan karate masters were concerned about providing Japanese with the secrets of their system. But the secrecy of this self-defense and self-enlightenment art continued to come out in the open. Following introduction of karate into public schools, Gichin Funakoshi presented the first public karate demonstration on Okinawa in 1902. Both Itosu and Funakoshi were school teachers and masters of Shorin-Ryu karate. Even with the eventual introduction of karate to Japan, it was apparent that the Okinawans did not trust the Japanese. Many techniques (bunkai) taught to the Japanese were incorrect and ineffective and Funakoshi also taught a watered-down version of Shorin-Ryu karate to the Japanese. Funakoshi also taught karate should not be used against others and instead should be used to improve oneself. He also did not support (as did many Okinawan masters) karate being developed into a sport. Karate instead was to be used as a way of cultivating the spirit.</div>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">In 1917, Gichin Funakoshi traveled to Kyoto to demonstrate Okinawan karate. In 1922, at the age of 53, he was invited back at the request of Japanese officials for another demonstration of karate. Following this second demonstration, karate was formally accepted on mainland Japan. In 1936, Funakoshi established a permanent dojo in Tokyo known as the Shotokan. Funakoshi's training philosophy was that kata, makiwara training, and kotekitae (body hardening) was all that was necessary in preparation of self defense. This is a similar <a href="http://seiyokai.blogspot.com/">philosophy</a> of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo taught at the University of Wyoming, Casper, Wyoming, Gillette, Wyoming and at the Mesa Arizona Hombu. For some reason, the Japanese karate did not include kobudo although early photographs of show Funakoshi demonstrating bojutsu.</div>
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<span><div style="text-align: justify;">The Okinawan kobudo weapons include: sai, nunchuku, Tonfa (police baton), Sai, Kama (Sickle), Hanbo (half-staff), Nitanbo (two sticks), Cane, Bo (staff), Kobutan, Eku (oar), Ra-ke (rake), Kuwa (hoe), Manrikigusari (rope), Tanto (knife), Hari (fish hooks), Nireki (two rakes), Surichin (weighted rope), tetsubo (stinger), tekko, tinbe, yawara, suruji, tanto and more. </div></span>
<span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the more common weapons is the bo - a 6-foot staff. The bo has been used and still is used by Okinawan (and Asian) farmers to transport materials. The bo is placed over the shoudler and goods attached to either end. But when needed - the bo is quite handy to the Okinawan farmer.</div>
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