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tessone
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Location: Galesburg, IL
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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I'm curious--when do the various arts start their students on weapons? I know that in Kuk Sool Won, I've never seen anyone below brown-black touch a staff or sword, but a friend of mine who started Aikido this term was handed a sword almost immediately.
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Pacificshore
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Mar 2002
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Location: West Coast
Styles: Chinese Kenpo/Kara-Ho Kempo
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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We start our weapons training at the intermediate level which is at purple belt. However, other styles may start them earlier or much later. I've seen it done both ways. |
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tessone
Green Belt
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Location: Galesburg, IL
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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What art do you study?
I think it makes sense that only the advanced students (the black belts) work with weapons. I have enough to think about just trying to study weaponless techniques and forms with needing to worry about sword kata and defenses against knife attacks.
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YODA
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Location: England (int'north west)
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Our students start with weapons at the 1st class - and use them at every class after that
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Bon
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Joined: 10 Aug 2001
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Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2002 2:54 am Post subject: |
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I did basic stick fighting from the start.
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Tobias_Reece
Brown Belt
Joined: 26 May 2001
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Location: Leeds, England
Styles: Matayoshi Okinawawn Kobudo, Shotokan Karate
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2002 8:41 am Post subject: |
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I teach weapons as a seperate MA (Okinawan Kobudo), so theorectically you can be a total beginner when you first pick up a staff.
We have a range of kobudo students - ranging from a 2nd dan in TKD and a 2nd dan in Shukokai, to a girl who has been training in karate for about 1 1/2 months.
You do have an advantage if you 'know' karate, but basically........I decide whether I think you are competant enough to start.
Right, I think thats a good enough babble..
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Pacificshore
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Styles: Chinese Kenpo/Kara-Ho Kempo
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2002 11:12 am Post subject: |
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Tessone,
I study Kempo Karate. In regards to learning weapons. Like Tobias Reece does it he trains weapons separately from everything else. This is how I learn them and teach them as well.
Most our weapons are the traditional kobudo type weapons, sais, nunchucks, bo, etc. As such we have katas for each weapon. What has helped me in my training is video taping myself doing a kata whether it's a weapon/or weaponless kata. I then prepare my own notes, and mark in there the stress points of the kata. For example, fast here, slow with breath there, hip rotation for power, whipping motion, etc.
As far as your level of training and experience when it comes to weapons training, take it slow until you get comfortable with whatever weapon you start out with. Just food for thought!! |
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ronryu
Orange Belt
Joined: 29 Nov 2001
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Location: griffin , ga
Styles: Shito ryu karate
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2002 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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In shi-to ryu kobudo is incorprated into the system . We usually start people with the bo around rokyu (blue belt) and progress from there to tonfa nunchaku sai and kama the later is not taught till around Shodan .
The reason some Akido schools will hand some one a boken early in the teaching is becaus it si a sword realated art . Most of the techniques are from Kenjutsu.
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SaiFightsMS
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2002 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Personally I had been training in karate for about 9 months to a year before I began kobudo training. In my school weapons are taught as a seperate class and students must be of 8th kyu rank to start and have sensei's permission. We start with the bo and rotate sai, nunchaku and tonfa every year.
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searcher
Blue Belt
Joined: 08 Apr 2002
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Styles: Chito-ryu(Shorin and Shorei), Isshinryu, Hawaiian Kenpo, Judo, Ryukyu Kobudo Currently studying ITF TKD
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Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2002 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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I try to start my students with weapons only after they have shown that they understand how to use their body as a weapon. This may vary from student to student. I see it that why would I hand a gun to a child that cannot use the bathroom by themself. If a student shows control over their own body they are then ready, but I do not force them to study a weapon. Some students have no desire to learn, but if a student shows a unique gift with a weapon I will encourage them to pursue it further and I offer personal instruction. |
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