The tonfa is still used today to grind rice in many parts of the world. Some bo or staff kata are also good for hojo undo, or weight training. Okinawa kobudo is a style of the weapons fighting developed by the matayoshis family. Sai is a weapon to defend and attack using a pair of sai. It was created in xix century by shinchin matayoshi and developed later by shingi, shintoku and shinko.
They include all the various hand, foot and body shifting techniques used in kicking, punching and blocking. This is the full form, or kata, for the tonfa, which means you should already have practice with the hojoundo, or basic moves. Basics, grips, strikes, blocks, manipulations, fighting techniques and classic hamahiga no tonfa kata and tonfabo kumite are all covered on this exciting video. Taiso, sanchin, kihon, naihanchi, seiunchin, wansu, sunsu, tokumine no kun, hamahiga no kata, nunchaku no kata, chatanyara no sai, urashi bo, e shinshinkan no kata. Sai kata yakaa no sai okinawa kobudo championships duration. Saiha or saifa the second part of the name is usually pronounced ha, but due to the okinawan influence, it is pronounced fa, giving us saifa. Kata forms are formal exercises consisting of a series of techniques performed in sequence and arranged to geometric patterns. The katas were conceived centuries ago and were devised by masters in antiquity and have. Like the other kata of gojuryu, sanchin can be found in several chinese arts san jan, particularly the southern styles including four styles of crane boxing, dragon boxing, tiger boxing, lion boxing, dog.
Seamus hamahiga no sai kata inquiry omitting 18 may 2015 not possible to compete in both bo and sai categories 1 kata should be selected from the appendix i. Tatsu do karate black belt dan training includes 10 required kata through 4th degree. Tonfathis super kobudo videos reveals the spinning fury of the tonfa. It may be of a different weapon, but must be stay within the long or short division.
Chatan yara is taught as the second sai kata in the isshin ryu system. The bokata featured in this volume are shushi no kon sho, shushi no kon dai, and sakugawa no kon sho. Kata hamahiga no tonfa demonstration at okinawa world karatedo tournament 2009 duration. Our main goal is for teaching, developing and promoting the real traditional jka shotokan karate in the kingdom of saudi arabia. A lot of okinawans traveled to china in search of employment.
In the nowfamous 1966 film taken of shimabuku during his second and last visit to the united states, this kata is often denoted as chiefa in english. Kata hamahiga no sai part iii kata hamahiga no tonfa part iv kata sueyoshi no kun bo part v. The ikkf weapon katas have their roots from some of the. The kata was commonly explained as being an older form than gonosennokata, that was passed onto otani masutaro from tani yukio. Shinko matayoshis son, shinpo, was a renowned master of okinawa kobudo. The name means, literally, one heart method as in wholehearted or complete. Hamahiga where the famous tongfa and sai katas which bear that name. Since soke cavalier trained in a number of different martial arts, tatsu do kyu training includes kata from shotokan, chito ryu, shorei ryu, shorin ryu as well as 3 soke cavaliers own tatsu do kata.
Sai and the nunchaku kata patternsforms along with some appropriate analysis of the weapons suitable for the beginner to advance level practitioners. The kata has no obvious kicks, but one section contains hints of a rising knee strike. We call the right sai shown in the above as manji sai. A resident of the island of hama higa, he was perhaps a student of the. Practice of kaeshi no kata, forms of reversal is almost entirely limited to greatbritain, where until today it has been understood as a judo kata which, like the gonosennokata, focuses on counterattacks to throwing techniques. Each weapon has its own set of kata and techniques of use in combat.
One of two heishu kata of gojuryu, sanchin is probably the most misunderstood kata in all of karate. The performance took place after some 6 hours of straining practice. As well as sai, tonfa is a weapon to defend and attack using a pair of tonfa. Sai jutsuchatan yara no sai kata and combat applications. In martial arts, a kata combines individual moves into a sequenced pattern. In 1989 there were 336 branches of isshinryu throughout the world as recorded by the iwka. In contrast, it is probably the single most valuable training exercise in gojuryu.
Practicing a kata will help you to not only learn its steps, but how your body and muscles transition from one movement to the next. Wkf world championship 2010 male team kata final kata and bunkai team japan. Tsukenshita haku no sai, chatanyara no sai, hamahiga no sai, jigen no sai, yakaa no sai, tawada no sai, kojo no sai, and hantagwa no sai. Hamahiga no sai by sensei julian mead rkagb youtube. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. However, in the black belt training, there are only 3 kata from shotokan, while the remaining ones are soke. Todays existing kata go back two to three hundred years or so. Kata, chatanyara not sai urashi bo, and shinshinkan no kata. Isshinryu, isshinryu is a style of okinawan karate founded by tatsuo shimabuku. However, this is nothing more than a misspelling of a misspelling. Shushino kon dai sakugawano kon sho saino kihon chatan yarano sai tsuken shitahakuno sai nunchakuno kihon maezatono nunchaku akamineno nunchaku frank pelny and his student and some other people also practised hama higano tunfa, hama higano sai and sakugawano kun dai.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Tuifa kata tuifa kata study guide by eoc1435 includes 2 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Okinawa kobudo volume i 6th to 4th kyu features the basic techniques kihon of three weapons. The kama kata are difficult to place as they resemble no familiar pattern or techniques from the codified kama forms kanegawa, tozan, kuniyoshi, however, kama. Hamahiganotuifa this was another kata taught to shimabuku by taira. Katas seisan seiunchin naihanchi wansu chinto kusanku sunsu sanchin kobudo bo choun no kun tokumine no kun urashi no kun shi shi no kun sai kyan no sai kusanku no sai chatan yara no sai tunfa tuifa tunfa dai ichi tunfa dai ni hama higa no tunfa eku tsuken no eku tokushin no eku. My way of kobudo book one is an introduction of various okinawan and japanese ancient martial arts weapons including the bo. The weapon was typically used by law enforcement in ancient times to apprehend criminals. Jka mission is to promote karate throughout the world, ensuring that it remains true to the philosophical precepts upon. Competitors may repeat the same kobudo kata, except in the black belt division. Isshinryu karate is largely a synthesis of shorinryu karate, gojuryu karate, and kobudo. Of all the okinawan weapons, the one weapon that did not originate in china was. The two other kata are tsuken shitahaku no sai and hamahiga no tonf.
In black belt division, the tie breaker kata must be a different kata. The okinawa kenpo karate kobudo koryu kan system taught by the ikkf includes a total of 51 kata. Rod sanfords traditional martial arts and karate santa cruz, soquel, capitola. Sai basic, sai kata nicho sai, sancho sai, shinbaru no sai, matayoshi no sai tonkua basic, tonkua kata matayoshi tonkua daiichi, matayoshi tonkua daini ekku kata. Download download tsukenshitahaku no sai kata pdf read online read online tsukenshitahaku no sai kata pdf etrusca fonz aryanise, their savvies gns3 network simulation guide pdf free download peculado diligently sacks. Complete video course watch all six classic fumio demura kobudo videos which feature the bo, nunchaku, sai, tonfa, kama and eku bo then learn the beginner and expert forms that feature those traditional weapons. With superb technical execution, the master minoru yasuhara, 7 th dan, performs katas based on the lineage of tatsuo shimabuko. Tiger claw is a highend manufacturer and distributor of martial arts supplies.
The ikkf open hand katas trace their lineage from the shurite and nahate orthodox systems, as passed down to us today by shigeru nakamura and seikichi odo. How to perform tonfa kata martial arts wonderhowto. Isshinryu, isshinryu is a style of okinawan karate founded by tatsuo shimabuku in 1956. His contributions live on in several weapon katas, especially for tonfa, sai, and bo.
The tiger claw product line covers all areas of martial arts supplies from. Taiso, sanchin, kihon, naihanchi, seiunchin, wansu, sunsu, tokumine not kun, hamahiga no kata, nunchaku no. Tsuken akachu no ekku di, chikin akachu no ekku di nunchaku kata nunchaku no kata nunti no. Nunti bo no kata sai kata tsukenshitahaku hamahiga no sai tawata no sai chatanyara no sai jigen manji no sai saijutsu kihongata ichi sajutsu kihogata ni saijitsu kihogata san tawada no sai ichi matsamura no sai nicho sai sancho sai shinbaru no sai tonfa kata hamahiga no tonfa yaraguwa matayoshi no tonfa kama kata tozan kanigawa sho kanigawa. Sai dai ichi also contains many of the same movements and patterns in towada no sai as well as kuniyoshi no sai found in okinawan kempo groups, with slight differences within the form. Kata, chatanyara no sai urashi bo, and shinshinkan no kata. Taiso, sanchin, kihon, naihanchi, seiunchin, wansu, sunsu, tokumine no kun, hamahiga no kata, nunchaku no. The translation of the name can vary depending on your own style but generally it means to smash and tear apart and maximum. Sai kata that were inherited in the ryukyu kobudo shinkokai include. Tonfa movements involves uraken technique in karate. Includes hamahiga no tonfa kata and the tonfabo kumite kata. Asked a uechi student to perform one of his sai kata emptyhanded. This super kobudo video reveals the spinning fury of the tonfa.