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Spring Clinic Frankfort KY
/ Clinic Schedule and Details |
on: Mar 14th, 2008, 10:36am |
| Started by KoseidoAdmin | Post by KoseidoAdmin |
Here is the latest information on the clinic:
Where: Hanshi Davenport's Dojo in Frankfort
When: Saturday April 5 - 10:30 - 4:00
Price: $45 advanced registration by March 30. $55 after this date. Mailing Address: Jim Davenport, 20 South Benson Road Frankfort, KY 40601
Topics to be covered:
1. Kihon-waza: Basic techniques
2. Basic Kata: Koshin Shodan, Nidan and Sandan
3. Chito-ryu kata: With corresponding applications
4. Kicking Waza: Basic & Advanced Kicking Techniques.
5. Kumite: Developing the Go-no-sen & Sen-no-sen of kumite.
6. Questions & Answers: Last 20 minutes of the seminar.
As has always been the case, many other important subjects designed to improve the student’s skill level will also be addressed.
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Technical Issues
/ Re: Chito-ryu Bo Kumi |
on: Jan 28th, 2008, 09:36am |
| Started by KoseidoAdmin | Post by ValentinoSensei |
It is the same in up until the section where the two performers turn away from each other and do a kneeling strike in opposite directions from each other. I changed that section into a hanten, lunge for the attacker and a hanten, retreat step for the defender in order to keep the form more application based and less "artistic". i also changed the last 3 attacking strikes using the Yamini ryu type strikes to practice using the longer skriking and as homage to Dr. Chitose's training under Chin sanda. T Valentino
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Kobudo Schedule
/ Why Study Kobudo? |
on: Jan 23rd, 2008, 09:04am |
| Started by Julzeesan1 | Post by Julzeesan1 |
As most of you know, our dojo has a Matayoshi kobudo program in which we study under Sensei Michael Calandra, a student of Gakiya Yoshiaki Sensei.
I have noticed that throughout my training years whenever I tell someone that I study Okinawan weapons they almost always respond with "why?", especially if they are not a student of weapons themselves.
I am here now to answer this question for everyone.
First off, kobudo provides a sense of distancing that most just cannot get through karate or jiu-jitsu alone. In kobudo, we study many various weapons. Some of which are much longer than others (bo versus sai). Others can be extended or used for close range fighting such as the nunchaku. So how do we know just how far to hit with each weapon? How does the typical kobudo student learn how to handle the very different weapons and their target areas and striking distances? Practice. This practice helps both jiu-jitsu and karate students learn how to distance better in fights.
I know your next question. "Well how is the distancing in fighting with a weapon the same as fighting without?" Think of your body as a weapon. Your fist is a lot farther from the center of your body than your elbow. Your leg is even farther than both of them. By learning proper distancing you know how to best utilize every part of your body.
Another reason to study kobudo is not to learn but to strengthen your body connection.
Body connection is sometimes described as the connection of the different parts of your body to act as a whole providing a rhythmic execution of the techniques you are performing. The more you perfect your body connection, the smoother, faster, and more powerful your techniques become.
By studying kobudo, you actually practice proper body connection through the use of various weapons. You most often use the center of your body to control the weapon. The power you generate is not simply from the arms or shoulders. Instead, it is from the connection your arms have with the center of your body. Like with everything, the more you practice body connection through different activities the better you will understand it.
Again, another reason to study kobudo is to better understand the art of fighting.
Fighting was once described to me as a game of chess. You or your oponent makes a move and then it is up to the other person to be able to counter that move with blocks and strikes. This goes back and forth until one of the oponents are caught without a move (checkmate!). In studying weapons, both karateka and jiu-jitsuka are further able to learn how to use the other persons movement to their advantage in order to win the fight. In all of my training I have seen many fighters. Some good, some bad. Some had no concept of the chess comparison at all. These people tended to be not so good at fighting. On the other hand, I have seen people that study either karate or jiu-jitsu start kobudo and greatly improve their style of fighting.
This sound confusing because it is. Why should practicing weapons help my chess game? No, that is not what I am saying. I am saying that by studying kobudo you improve your sense of "they move-I move-they attack-I counter-I strike-I win". It improves the back and forth of fighting. How does kobudo do this? In kobudo, we practice not only kata and basics but also bunkai. Bunkai is loosely translated as "to seperate and analyze" the movements of either kata or basics. By learning and practicing bunkai daily you improve your fighting because you are more sure of your defences and attacks. You've done them before so they seem more familiar.
"But that is practicing with a weapon, I'm asking how it helps with fighting without a weapon". Good question. Just because you might use kobudo to aid in your fighting abilities it does not limit you to only kobudo fighting. The whole of fighting is a learned behavior. It doesn't matter that you are using weapons versus your empty hands! Just becuse you are using different tools doesn't mean you are abandoning the behaviors that you have learned.
The last reason that I will discusss to study kobudo is being able to use practical weapons. This goes back into the subject of learned behavior. Because you practice with a bo you are more likely able to best utilize a simple stick during a fight. Let's use a little more off-the-wall comparison. You are walking home from work on a rainy day when you are attacked by someone who came from out of nowhere. A good kobudo student immediately utilizes their umbrella as a makeshift bo. They know just the right targeting, techniques, and distancing to use with this out of the ordinary weapon.
"Well I carry pepper spray and a small knife, won't these protect me just as much as an umbrella?"
One problem with weapon's used for self defense is that they look like a weapon. If you pull out a knife or a bottle of pepper spray, it immediately tells your attacker you are a potential threat to him. It gives them the opportunity to disarm you. Not only this, but now to the police you were armed. You might even be seen as the attacker now.
By using everyday objects, you fool your attacker into thinking you mean no harm to them. By studying kobudo, you are more aware of how the simple objects around you can be turned into weapons and you are familiar with how to use them.
After informing you all of my own reasons of why I think everyone should study kobudo, I would like to hear your reasons. Feedback is welcomed and greatly appreciated!
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