Matayoshi kobudos original sai hojoundo with application. There is an open class to try matayoshi kubodo weapons at charleswood karate. Download videos kobudo, traditional weapons from japan and okinawa. This is an excellent work where you can find plenty of tips for the performance of some. The sai kata, nakaima no sai dai ichi, nakaima no sai dai ni and nakazato no saisai dai san are similar to kuniyoshi style and are almost identical to those practiced in ryueiryunakaimaryu. In the system of matayoshi kobudo, kata also pay tribute to the long and hard work that matayoshi shinko sensei spent traveling to learn the diffrent weapons arts that are part of the ryuha nowadays. This technique can be seen in the matayoshi kobudo sai kata. Heres a video i had for some time about the late master matayoshi and many of his kobudo katas. Sai, tonqua, ekku, nunchaku, tinbe and nata and kama.
Chotoku kyan, 3 sakugawanokon, perhaps the oldest okinawan bo kata, brought. This kata is the only kata to use only two sai however there is still a throwing technique in the final part of the kata. Jun 19, 2012 this is the first and most basic of the sai kata in the matayoshi system. This second program for tsunami by the grand master of kobudo, shinpo matayoshi, is as beautifully produced as the first and just as informative.
A lot of okinawans traveled to china in search of employment. My way of kobudo book one is an introduction of various okinawan and japanese ancient martial arts weapons including the bo. Matayoshi shinpo sensei, son of matayoshi shinko sensei and successor to the matayoshi line of kobudo, was born in okinawa in yomitan village, located in the kina district on december 27, 1921. This kata is common to most okinawan kobudo systems, in slightly different iterations. The sai is a short range weapon where the user will have to get in close to impart the devastating variety of strikes, blockand entrapments. Andrea guarelli traces the history of matayoshi kobudo, explores the background of each weapon. There is a great deal of emphasis on good body mechanics and understanding of range and timing and how they are applied with the different weapons of the system. Shinpo matayoshi 10th dan hanshi, making a kata of sai of the school matayoshi kobudo. Official statement of the osmkkf regarding the ismskf, jay gravelle and greg lazarus july 11, 2016. Okinawan karate bo forms pdf for free download 9a27dcb523 kobudo manual t o r o n to ce n tr. The late shimpo matayoshi developed the matayoshi system of. Okinawan kobudo reveals, for the first time through print and photographs, the rich history and techniques of this most prestigious martial art known worldwide as matayoshi. In matayoshi kobudo there appears a kata named shishi no kon. Kata, bunkai, kumite, kihon, techniques, training, competition and.
Asked a uechi student to perform one of his sai kata emptyhanded. Kobudo syllabus our kobudo syllabus consists of fundamental body movement and basic techniques, kata, and application and other types of paired practice. Kobudo is the study of weapons adapted from the tools of farming and fishing. Bo shushi no kun choun no kun chikin tsuken no kun sakugawa no kun shishi no kun.
Rod sanfords traditional martial arts and karate santa cruz, soquel, capitola. Bojutsu, saijutsu, iyekujutsu a kamajutsu studoval pod agena chokuho senseiem z vesnice gushikawa, nunchakujutsu a tunkuajutsu tonfa pod jitude moshigwa irei senseiem z chatanu. The reason to choose the art of matayoshi kobudo is, it is a multi weoponed art sensei salil teaches this system at his hombu dojo. It is from go ken ki that matayoshi shinpo learned many of the chinese forms that he later became famous for demonstrating. Some bo or staff kata are also good for hojo undo, or weight training. It is a dojo kata, and i was impressed with both its content and the comfortable way ishiki sensei has with teaching it.
To download short video clips of the various ikkf videos, just click on the underlined video title. Todays existing kata go back two to three hundred years or so. Kobudo is the study of weapons adapted from the tools of. Each weapon has its own set of kata and techniques of use in combat. Okinawan karate and ryukyu kobujutsu, known as okinawan kobudo. 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. Shinko matayoshis son, shinpo, was a renowned master of okinawa kobudo. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. You dont have to be a charleswood karate member to try and there is no charge. Approximately seven hundred years ago the ryukyu islands were split up into north, south. Matayoshi kobudo is a general term referring to the style of okinawan kobudo that was.
This is the first and most basic of the sai kata in the matayoshi system. Hiroshi sensei of ryukyu kobudo, tomoyose hidemi sensei of ryukyu kobudo and yogi jyosei sensei of matayoshi kobudo. The mere acceptance of the traditional kata may cause the danger of distorting the fundamental ideas and principles of kata. He had guidance from masters, to name a few, sensei mikio nishiuchi, sensei arthor moulas, sensei ted gambordella. Zakimi sensei is a student of hanshi seisho itokazu of matayoshi kobudo shinbukai okinawan weapons we teach bo.
However, the form is quite different from isshinryus shishi no kon, and the kanji for the matayoshi kata are the same as the kata that in the taira lineage this is pronounced soeishi no kon matayoshi, 1996. The katas of karate and kobudo are inevitably essential to budo seeing from the historical point of view. For the first time ever, master angi uezus classic video series is available for digital download. Hanko ryu is proud to offer okinawan matayoshi kobudo taught in the traditional manner. We used the sand beach area and the nearby grass park and were very fortunate to have a number of friends and family join to support the attendees and take pictures. Kata performed included bo kata, sai kata, kama kata and nunchaku kata. Many of the weapons used in matayoshi kobudo have their origin in china. Sai small trident matayoshi no sai dai ichi nicho sai, matayoshi no sai dai. Shinpo sensei was introduced to the martial arts by his father at the very young age of 6. Sai is the second weapon that students are taught in matayoshi kobudo kodokan. It is said to come from a chinese expert named shushi, who came to okinawa in the early 1800s and lived in naha fred lohse, 2008. Up until 40 years ago, each master learned only one kata and took it to a country and taught it there.
Matayoshi shinko, sensei, also known as kama matayoshi was born in naha okinawa in 1888. In 1970 master shinpo matayoshi formed the continue reading kobudo katas. Featuring the sai, nunti sai and kama, it presents the material in the form of a series of lectures by the master, in which he is assisted by morio higaonna and hideharu igaki. Matayoshi kobudo kata bo 6ft staff shushi no kun, choun no kun, sakugawa no kun, tsuken chikin no kun, shishi no kun, sai small trident matayoshi no sai dai ichi nicho sai, matayoshi no sai dai ni sancho sai, shinbaru chinbaru no sai tonfa wooden side handled batton matayoshi no tunkua dai ichi, matayoshi no tunkua. This article is an attempt to begin to fill some of that gap in the literature by more carefully examining the history and content of the matayoshi. This is one of the few weapons in matayoshi kobudo that came to okinawa as a weapon rather than as an agricultural or fisherman tool as many of the matayoshi kobudo weapons were initially developed.
Okinawa kobudo is a style of the weapons fighting developed by the matayoshis family. Considered some of the most advanced kata of shuri te, cracking the code of the kosokun series help the martial artist view the sky and find their place in the universe both physically latitude and longitude and metaphysically where am i. They can also be thrown, which is normally to impale or pin the foot of the opponent. Other official isshinryu kobudo kata in addition to the solo kata exercises, shimabuku, like many other kobudo teachers, also developed a series of twoman weapons exercises, to teach practical applications of the kobudo implements. Sai second weapon of matayoshi kobudo matayoshi kobudu. Sai and the nunchaku kata patternsforms along with some appropriate analysis of. 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. Master matayoshi shimpo demonstrates the chikin akachu no eki di kata of matayoshi kobudo. Matayoshi kobudo is a general term referring to the style of okinawan kobudo that was developed by matayoshi shinpo. We teach hojo undo, kihons, kata, bunkai, and renzoku kumite weapons vs. Master angi uezu classic video series okinawa isshinryu.
Martial arts have been practiced by the matayoshi family for over 9 generations and draw influence from japanese, chinese and indigenous okinawan martial. Okinawan kobudo download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. We did some warm ups, including walking through matayoshi lineage tode forms and his warm up kata, and worked for a while with the sansetsukon. Seimitsu bo, tetsu nami bo, tetsu kazi bo, inazuma bo, tetsu seiken hakai sai and godan gama kama. Then we spent some time with the version of tokumine no kon he does. Students learn the four basic weapons on their journey to black belt. The okinawa kenpo karate kobudo koryu kan system taught by the ikkf includes a total of 51 kata. As a young boy, he learned bojitsu the staff, ekujitsu oar, saijitsu iron rod and kamajitsu sickle from master agena chukubo from the gushikawa village. It was created in xix century by shinchin matayoshi and developed later by shingi, shintoku and shinko.
The staff, sai, tonfa, nunchaku, sansetsukon, suruchin, hoe, sword and shield are all weapons regularly used and practiced in chinese kung fu. Matayoshi kobudo kate koje vezbamo u nasoj skoli milos. Available for free download or read them online and spread his thoughts and leela in mind. Kata, as in any important traditional martial art, represent the core and heart of the school. All weapons below are currently studied within the mkagb. There is a great deal of emphasis on good body mechanics and understanding of range and timing and how they are. Master george bierman, 8th dan of goshin jutsu karate, kobudo and akai ju jutsu, and holder of 5 world championships over his 37 years in martial arts, has embodied all his experience in this first dvd on kobudo. Apr 29, 2014 we did some warm ups, including walking through matayoshi lineage tode forms and his warm up kata, and worked for a while with the sansetsukon. The original sai jutsu basic techniques with their application are shown at kodokan dojo in the 90s. As june 15th, 2016, grandmaster fusei kise, kaicho isao kise, and the osmkkf okinawa shorinryu matsumura orthodox karate and kobudo federation have no interest in being involved with the ismskf, greg lazarus or jay gravelle as evidenced by the withdrawal of grandmaster kises support. The list of weapons below begins with those that are considered most prominent in the matayoshi syllabus and goes on to include weapons that were taught or used at one time or another by shinpo sensei. The late shimpo matayoshi developed the matayoshi system of kobudo. Matayoshi kobudo okinawan weapons kobudo is the study of traditional weaponry from okinawa.
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