Minowa no Suruchin
I enjoy practicing Kobudo and Karate in the morning by myself so I can polish and work through techniques. True it’s probably not enough time, …
Kobudo
“Advanced” Bo Kata
In the Taira lineage of Kobudo that I learned from Minowa sensei and Yoshimura sensei there are several technically complex bo kata that are taught …
No I Don’t Practice How to Fight
At practice a few years ago (remember those days before Covid-19?), a new student became annoyed with himself because he wasn’t able to perform a …
No Respect
When I started Karatedo practice in the early 1980s, my seniors at the time told me that originally our dojo had no kids classes (that …
Yudantaiteki (油断大敵)
The founders of all the modern Karate-do styles placed an emphasis on humility and its importance in daily life and training (remember it’s Karate-do, not …
Tough Love (厳しい)
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Taira Shinken Kata Enbu
This video footage of Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai founder Taira Shinken has been around for many years, but the original video did not list …
Who Do you Practice for?
For Karateka and Kobudoka who have been training for a number of years, practice should be about refining what you know and learning new material, …