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 Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:44 pm
Matayoshi Kobudo is an Okinawan weapons system, the weapons it uses were evolved from farming tools and otherwise inconspicuous items for the region and time period.
What seems to be the biggest difference between Matayoshi Kobudo and other weapon styles, is that when using the bo, you hit your bicep when pulling one side back, instead of tucking the returning or rear side under your arm and getting taking the force of the return in the ribs. (Makes a lot more sense to me ^_^)
Any way, Matayoshi Kobudo-ka meet here, discuss. Anyone else, come and ask questions as they arise.
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:46 pm
I was thinking of trying Kobudo Im just worried about the Katas because I already have a tough time trying to memorize the ones I already have and im pretty sure there already more complex than the ones I have to memorize now because of the weapon...
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:31 pm
Dutch Rutter I was thinking of trying Kobudo Im just worried about the Katas because I already have a tough time trying to memorize the ones I already have and im pretty sure there already more complex than the ones I have to memorize now because of the weapon... As Sanguinette sensei says, don't differentiate your karate from your kobudo, apply the same principles, and view the weapon as an extension of your body. Granted learning to hold and properly change weapons positions is pretty difficult, but after a handful of classes, most people get it. And the katas, if you had trouble learning the karate katas (does jiu jistu have katas?) then of course you'll have some problems learning weapons katas, but i'll come to you just as the others did. Just don't try to rush into kata before getting hand positioning and placement right, that would be like trying to do kata before knowing proper stances and what not.
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:46 am
sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter I was thinking of trying Kobudo Im just worried about the Katas because I already have a tough time trying to memorize the ones I already have and im pretty sure there already more complex than the ones I have to memorize now because of the weapon... As Sanguinette sensei says, don't differentiate your karate from your kobudo, apply the same principles, and view the weapon as an extension of your body. Granted learning to hold and properly change weapons positions is pretty difficult, but after a handful of classes, most people get it. And the katas, if you had trouble learning the karate katas (does jiu jistu have katas?) then of course you'll have some problems learning weapons katas, but i'll come to you just as the others did. Just don't try to rush into kata before getting hand positioning and placement right, that would be like trying to do kata before knowing proper stances and what not. I know I can do it I just dont know If I could balance 3 diff martial arts at once and still learn at a decent pace...The Jits classes I take we dont have katas...Money is also a problem It sounds more expensive...Do you have to buy any of the traditional weapons?
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:10 pm
Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter I was thinking of trying Kobudo Im just worried about the Katas because I already have a tough time trying to memorize the ones I already have and im pretty sure there already more complex than the ones I have to memorize now because of the weapon... As Sanguinette sensei says, don't differentiate your karate from your kobudo, apply the same principles, and view the weapon as an extension of your body. Granted learning to hold and properly change weapons positions is pretty difficult, but after a handful of classes, most people get it. And the katas, if you had trouble learning the karate katas (does jiu jistu have katas?) then of course you'll have some problems learning weapons katas, but i'll come to you just as the others did. Just don't try to rush into kata before getting hand positioning and placement right, that would be like trying to do kata before knowing proper stances and what not. I know I can do it I just dont know If I could balance 3 diff martial arts at once and still learn at a decent pace...The Jits classes I take we dont have katas...Money is also a problem It sounds more expensive...Do you have to buy any of the traditional weapons? my dojoh as a bunch of extra bos, a handful of extra pairs of sai and tonfa, and 2 extra pair of nunchaku. i bought my own bo and sai, so i could practice at home. but most places should have dojo weapons you can use.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:46 am
sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter I was thinking of trying Kobudo Im just worried about the Katas because I already have a tough time trying to memorize the ones I already have and im pretty sure there already more complex than the ones I have to memorize now because of the weapon... As Sanguinette sensei says, don't differentiate your karate from your kobudo, apply the same principles, and view the weapon as an extension of your body. Granted learning to hold and properly change weapons positions is pretty difficult, but after a handful of classes, most people get it. And the katas, if you had trouble learning the karate katas (does jiu jistu have katas?) then of course you'll have some problems learning weapons katas, but i'll come to you just as the others did. Just don't try to rush into kata before getting hand positioning and placement right, that would be like trying to do kata before knowing proper stances and what not. I know I can do it I just dont know If I could balance 3 diff martial arts at once and still learn at a decent pace...The Jits classes I take we dont have katas...Money is also a problem It sounds more expensive...Do you have to buy any of the traditional weapons? my dojoh as a bunch of extra bos, a handful of extra pairs of sai and tonfa, and 2 extra pair of nunchaku. i bought my own bo and sai, so i could practice at home. but most places should have dojo weapons you can use. You probilbly use The Bo the most so if I buy anything it would be that or Kamas
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:57 pm
Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter I was thinking of trying Kobudo Im just worried about the Katas because I already have a tough time trying to memorize the ones I already have and im pretty sure there already more complex than the ones I have to memorize now because of the weapon... As Sanguinette sensei says, don't differentiate your karate from your kobudo, apply the same principles, and view the weapon as an extension of your body. Granted learning to hold and properly change weapons positions is pretty difficult, but after a handful of classes, most people get it. And the katas, if you had trouble learning the karate katas (does jiu jistu have katas?) then of course you'll have some problems learning weapons katas, but i'll come to you just as the others did. Just don't try to rush into kata before getting hand positioning and placement right, that would be like trying to do kata before knowing proper stances and what not. I know I can do it I just dont know If I could balance 3 diff martial arts at once and still learn at a decent pace...The Jits classes I take we dont have katas...Money is also a problem It sounds more expensive...Do you have to buy any of the traditional weapons? my dojoh as a bunch of extra bos, a handful of extra pairs of sai and tonfa, and 2 extra pair of nunchaku. i bought my own bo and sai, so i could practice at home. but most places should have dojo weapons you can use. You probilbly use The Bo the most so if I buy anything it would be that or Kamas for me, ya the bo is used the most. but oh, we have a bo/tonfa kiso (prearranged sparring sorta thing) and i love doing it, do bad i'm normally stuck with the bo...the tonfa person gets to roll as the bo swings for the back of their head from behind...i love doing that part.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:41 pm
sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter I was thinking of trying Kobudo Im just worried about the Katas because I already have a tough time trying to memorize the ones I already have and im pretty sure there already more complex than the ones I have to memorize now because of the weapon... As Sanguinette sensei says, don't differentiate your karate from your kobudo, apply the same principles, and view the weapon as an extension of your body. Granted learning to hold and properly change weapons positions is pretty difficult, but after a handful of classes, most people get it. And the katas, if you had trouble learning the karate katas (does jiu jistu have katas?) then of course you'll have some problems learning weapons katas, but i'll come to you just as the others did. Just don't try to rush into kata before getting hand positioning and placement right, that would be like trying to do kata before knowing proper stances and what not. I know I can do it I just dont know If I could balance 3 diff martial arts at once and still learn at a decent pace...The Jits classes I take we dont have katas...Money is also a problem It sounds more expensive...Do you have to buy any of the traditional weapons? my dojoh as a bunch of extra bos, a handful of extra pairs of sai and tonfa, and 2 extra pair of nunchaku. i bought my own bo and sai, so i could practice at home. but most places should have dojo weapons you can use. You probilbly use The Bo the most so if I buy anything it would be that or Kamas for me, ya the bo is used the most. but oh, we have a bo/tonfa kiso (prearranged sparring sorta thing) and i love doing it, do bad i'm normally stuck with the bo...the tonfa person gets to roll as the bo swings for the back of their head from behind...i love doing that part. Wow that sounds really fun...Is there any sort of ranking system?
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:52 pm
Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter I know I can do it I just dont know If I could balance 3 diff martial arts at once and still learn at a decent pace...The Jits classes I take we dont have katas...Money is also a problem It sounds more expensive...Do you have to buy any of the traditional weapons? my dojoh as a bunch of extra bos, a handful of extra pairs of sai and tonfa, and 2 extra pair of nunchaku. i bought my own bo and sai, so i could practice at home. but most places should have dojo weapons you can use. You probilbly use The Bo the most so if I buy anything it would be that or Kamas for me, ya the bo is used the most. but oh, we have a bo/tonfa kiso (prearranged sparring sorta thing) and i love doing it, do bad i'm normally stuck with the bo...the tonfa person gets to roll as the bo swings for the back of their head from behind...i love doing that part. Wow that sounds really fun...Is there any sort of ranking system? officially yes, but my sensei is very rebellious when it comes to the way kobudo is run in our organization (you have to go to san diego to test) so he more or less just teaches us informally and lets us use new weapons when he believes we're ready, but for any formal kobudo event, we are not to use any weapon above our rank (for me that means i'm stuck to sai and bo)
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:15 pm
sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter I know I can do it I just dont know If I could balance 3 diff martial arts at once and still learn at a decent pace...The Jits classes I take we dont have katas...Money is also a problem It sounds more expensive...Do you have to buy any of the traditional weapons? my dojoh as a bunch of extra bos, a handful of extra pairs of sai and tonfa, and 2 extra pair of nunchaku. i bought my own bo and sai, so i could practice at home. but most places should have dojo weapons you can use. You probilbly use The Bo the most so if I buy anything it would be that or Kamas for me, ya the bo is used the most. but oh, we have a bo/tonfa kiso (prearranged sparring sorta thing) and i love doing it, do bad i'm normally stuck with the bo...the tonfa person gets to roll as the bo swings for the back of their head from behind...i love doing that part. Wow that sounds really fun...Is there any sort of ranking system? officially yes, but my sensei is very rebellious when it comes to the way kobudo is run in our organization (you have to go to san diego to test) so he more or less just teaches us informally and lets us use new weapons when he believes we're ready, but for any formal kobudo event, we are not to use any weapon above our rank (for me that means i'm stuck to sai and bo) lol so if your in a street fight and you see a broomstick what are the chances you pick it up and start ******** kids up...
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:14 pm
Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter sekchi-toguchi Dutch Rutter You probilbly use The Bo the most so if I buy anything it would be that or Kamas for me, ya the bo is used the most. but oh, we have a bo/tonfa kiso (prearranged sparring sorta thing) and i love doing it, do bad i'm normally stuck with the bo...the tonfa person gets to roll as the bo swings for the back of their head from behind...i love doing that part. Wow that sounds really fun...Is there any sort of ranking system? officially yes, but my sensei is very rebellious when it comes to the way kobudo is run in our organization (you have to go to san diego to test) so he more or less just teaches us informally and lets us use new weapons when he believes we're ready, but for any formal kobudo event, we are not to use any weapon above our rank (for me that means i'm stuck to sai and bo) lol so if your in a street fight and you see a broomstick what are the chances you pick it up and start ******** kids up... well, pretty good, but you don't need training to mess some one up with a big stick...but it doesn't hurt ^_^
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:53 pm
I train in Kobudo as well as Goju ryu.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:01 pm
Nikku Momochi I train in Kobudo as well as Goju ryu. ah, look at that we're like twins xd
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:12 pm
sekchi-toguchi Nikku Momochi I train in Kobudo as well as Goju ryu. ah, look at that we're like twins xd Lol. The federation I belong to is the International Karate Kobudo Federation or IKKF.
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:37 pm
Nikku Momochi sekchi-toguchi Nikku Momochi I train in Kobudo as well as Goju ryu. ah, look at that we're like twins xd Lol. The federation I belong to is the International Karate Kobudo Federation or IKKF. never mind, maybe just cousins then ^_^
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