Four of the sensei from jikishin kobudo entertained visitors today at a packed royal armouries museum by teaching children the defensive martial arts techniques and stances used by the teenage mutant ninja turtles though jikishin kobudo is strictly an adult club and we do not condone teaching weapons to children because weapons are malevolent in construction, we believe that offering them a. Sueyoshi no kon iii apres moi le deluge bojutsu kata. I understand some of the kata are attributed to taira, the available record does not resolve the contradictions in the least. Originally sueyoshi no kon and soeishi no kon are thought to have come from the same lineage and there are many similarities in the performance line enbusen and techniques found in these two kata. Pages public figure athlete jesse enkamp videos sueyoshi shishi no kon jesse enkamp. The oldest documented history for kobudo is believed to be around 1762 with sakagawa chikodun peichin kanga 17331815, also nicknamed sakagawa tode china hand sakagawa.
The shotokan stylistic system investigation on the. Other yamanniryu katas include yonegawa no kon and shirotaru no kon both devised by sanda chinen, tsuken bo composed by hantaka tsuken, 18291898, sunakake no kon sunakake being the technique of scooping or flipping sand in an opponents eyes, and sueyoshi no kon, created by a master of that same name. Shushi no kon sho, shushi no kon dai, sakugawa no kon sho. Master funakoshi explains that they ended up discussing karate and the art of stick fighting, but he did not state anything about having learnt sueyoshi no.
The shotokan stylistic system investigation on the origins, evolution, meaning and symbolism in the katas of the most famous and. All the kata were authenticated by sensei taira before he died. The two saikata are chatan yara no sai, hamahiga no sai, and furthermore the volume contains the kata nunchaku sho, tozan no nichogama, maezato no tekko, and yaraguwa no tonfa. Sakugawa no kon sho sakugawa no kon dai soeishi no kon sho sueyoshi no kon.
It was one of the bo kata that was studied at the shotokan during the mid to late 1930s, and was one of the representative kata, along with sakugawa no kon and hakuson no kon, that yoshitaka funakoshi used in the creation of his own bo kata, matsukaze no kon. Inoues kobudo anthology by jikishin kobudo, oct 1 2015 11. The kata has no obvious kicks, but one section contains hints of a rising knee strike. The name and page number of the book s techniques are listed in parentheses below. Shimakai martial arts was founded in 2014, to promote the practice of traditional martial arts in st. There are four kinds of bo like roku shaku bo about 182cm length, san jaku bo half length of roku shaku bo, kyu shaku bo 1. Ryu kyu kobujutsu bo kata in the line of shinken taira and motokatsu inoue. Sakugawa no kon shiushi no kon choun no kon shirotaru no kon yonegawa no kon chinen shichanaka no kon sesoku no kon urasoe no kon sueyoshi no kon sueishi no kon arakaki no kon chatanyara no kon 10 filipino martial arts there are perhaps over 100 different styles of escrima in the philippines, but all of them can be classified within the. Innoues books show more too, but reading pictures that move backwards in a book in japanese isnt my idea of a fun time. Shishi no kun sometimes referred to as sueyoshi no kun edit. Okinawa kobudo kata sueyoshi no kon jesse enkamp youtube. Ryukyu kobudo is the term used for the ancient art of okinawa weaponry.
Here is are some videos about the different types and sizes of sai and tonfa. Studying kata in depth quickly makes students realise that they must study for more than one attacker to understand the bunkai. Since sueyoshi shishi and soeishi shiishi have almost the same pronunciation in okinawan dialect, it is also possible that they mixed up over time without being noticed. Special techiniques of ryukyu bojutsu by katsumi murakami title special techniques of ryukyu bojutsu. The form urashi no kun was taught to shimabuku by his kobudo instructor, shinken taira. Midori yama budokai hanshis corner written by ron rogers. If youre not getting your karatekobudo from a japaneseokinawan sensei, then. Sueyoshi no kon urasoe no kon sesoko no kon kongo no kon shirotaru no kon sho shirotaru no kon dai chatanyara no kon yonekawa no kon. Thank you to don warrener for sending this book to us here at jikishin kobudo. This one exception is his kata for the bo, sueyoshi no kon toyama born in the early 1900s, master toyama founded the style of bojitsu called toyamaryubojitsu and his kata, toyama no. Isshinryu, isshinryu is a style of okinawan karate founded by tatsuo shimabuku. Today i scratched and scraped off a 50 year old paper slip to get closer to a secret a secret related to what urasoe, sueyoshi, sesoko, soeishi, and shiishi no kon have in common. They combine both basic and advanced techniques into a set of approximately 20 to 70 prearranged movements.
In other words, he explains that the designation sesoko no kon in the original 1964 edition was a mistake, and that this kata is correctly labelled as sueyoshi no kon. While the physical appearance and presentation of the book speaks for itself, its the depth of his research, the extent of sources cited, the organised method in which it is laid out along with the meticulousness of both his observations and deductions that i feel are so considerably. Comparativa realizada por antonio castro y francisco j. Matsukaze no kon was created by yoshitaka and his friend master tomosaburo okano who is also recognised as a weapon.
Funakoshi gichin, founder of shotokanryu karate, was often seen training with weapons like bo and sai, due to his extensive crosstraining and exchange of techniques in okinawan kobudo with grandmaster taira shinken. He also knew a lot of kobudo, with kata like sueyoshi no kon and hamahiga no sai being among his finest. Shishi no kun sometimes referred to as sueyoshi no kunedit. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The shotokan stylistic system investigation on the origins, evolution, meaning and symbolism in the katas of the most famous and controversial karate style. A sword must contact the opponent with the edge of the blade or it will not cut. While there might be multiple reasons for this, it is also said in oral tradition that kyans version of shirotaru no kon came from izumikawa kantoku 19051977. Kata list rod sanfords traditional martial arts and karate. He has published another martial arts book,entitled karatedo and ryukyu kobudo. Shushi no kon sho, shushi no kon dai, sakugawa no kon sho, sakugawa no kon dai, soeishi no kon sho, sueyoshi no kon, tsukenshitahaku no sai, hamahiga no sai, chatanyara no sai, jigen no, sai, hamahiga no tonfa, yarasho no tonfa, kanegawa no nichougama dai, kanegawa no timbei. Shirotaru no kon 5 name, lineages, variants ryukyu. Sueyoshi no kon is one of the most popular classic bo kata of okinawa. Now, master gichin funakoshi had a chance encounter with master sueyoshi, the bojutsu expert who devised sueyoshi no kon.
Ryukyu kobudo by inoue motokatsu ryukyu kobudo vol 1 1972 p 67 shushi no kon sho. Special techiniques of ryukyu bojutsu by katsumi murakami. The direction of the movement or facing is designated n north, s south, e east, and w west. The bo or kon, being the way of the wood, is the most commonly used weapon in the ryukyu kobujutsu system with 22 kata. Kojo no sai, soeishi no kon, sueyoshi no kon, choun no kon, chatan yara no kon. It will take pride of place amongst our collection. Kei shin kan kata kata are the heart and soul of karate. One life, one meeting ryukyu kobudo or okinawan ancient weapons for those of you who do traditional okinawan weapons, here is a list of books, which have the kata in them. Bo is a most wellstudied weapon in eight kinds of weapons. The bokata featured in this volume are ufugushiku no kon, shushi no kon koshiki old style, sakugawa no kon dai, and sueyoshi no kon. Published on jan 3, 2018 watch jesse enkamp the karate nerd perform the traditional kobujutsu bo kata sueyoshi no kon shishi no kun from okinawa, japan.
Johns martial arts centre, 21 mews place behind pippy place we offer classes in shotokan karate and ryukyu kobujutsu. Various martial art training aids available to download in pdf format. Sueyoshi no kon reconstruction taira shinken 1964 youtube. Thank you to don warrener for sending this book to us here at jikishin. Izumikawa served as an assistant instructor of oshiro chojo in both karate and kobudo. Buy the shotokan stylistic system investigation on the origins, evolution, meaning and symbolism in the katas of the most famous and controversial karate style. Murakami katsumi sensei sueyoshi no kon dai youtube. Sueyoshi while it is known that master sueyoshi was born sometime during the early 1900s, with one exception no other details of his life have been recorded. More bokata of the yamane ryu are sakugawa no kon, soeishi no kon, kon no shoun, chinen shikiyanaka no kon, yonegawa no kon gyakubo, shirotaru no kon ogusuku, tsuken bo, and sunakake no kon, sueyoshi no kon and shimajiri bo. Note that some of the main okinawan taira lineage schools do not practice this kata. Shuta sueyoshi, sueyoshi shuta, born december 11, 1986 in nagasaki is a japanese singer, actor and dancer who is a member of the group aaa. Congratulations id like to congratulate massimo braglia on what appears to be a remarkably unique work.
Official kobudo kata list jundokan federation of ukraine. Ryukyu kobudo by inoue motokatsu concentration the art. Okinawa kobudo volume ii by andreas quast paperback lulu. As donnelly, author of several books on isshinryu karate, suggests in. Encyclopedia of okinawan weapons by taira shinken shushi no kun dai hamahiga no sai hamahiga no tonfa sueyoshi no kun. No rotate the right wrist inwards, so that in a circular motion you assume the posture of midlevel defence chudan uke. Sakugawa no kon dai, soeishi no kon sho, sueyoshi no kon, tsukenshitahaku no sai, hamahiga no sai, chatanyara no sai, jigen no, sai, hamahiga no tonfa, yarasho no tonfa, kanegawa no nichougama dai, kanegawa no. Shushi no kon dai, sakugawa no kon sho, sakugawa no kon dai, soeishi no kon sho, sueyoshi no kon, tsukenshitahaku no sai, hamahiga no sai, chatanyara no sai, jigen no. The sueyoski no kon is still extensively used today in okinawa but details of who sueyoshi was and where he studied are not available. Sueyoshi no kon ii taira shinkens own description bojutsu kata. Rod sanfords traditional martial arts and karate santa cruz, soquel, capitola.
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