Okinawa Kobudo
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Gokenkan compliments the GoJu Ryu Karate training through the study of Okinawan Kobudo - traditional Okinawan weapons. These weapons include the:
- Bo - Six foot staff
- Sai - Short sword
- Tonfa - side handled baton
- Nunchaku - 2 - section staff
- Kama - sickle
- Eku - oar
- Tekko - brass knuckles
- and others
Kobudo is an entirely separate art, even though many American systems combine it as part of their Karate (or "empty hand") system. At Gokenkan, our aim is to preserve this art in its original form, much the same way we strive to do that for our karate program. Students who decide to train in Kobudo have a Kobudo rank which is separate from their karate rank.
Sensei Jones has trained in Ryukyu, Matayoshi, Yamani, Ufuchiku, Seidokan Motobu and several village styles of kobudo. In addition to training in kata we also have two person kumite sets.
Some of the kata we teach are;