Last practice, and back to the basics: how to use the wooden staff or bo. There are several weapons in our group's curriculum, but the bo is the most fundamental and has the most forms, as well as the most detailed sets of basic motions. We practice many techniques against the bo with the other weapons as well.
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Has kobudo become a style name? Does'nt it just mean old budo?
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Great question, thanks - I had never thought about that. In general, I think kobudo just refers to old budo -- go see Meik and Diane Skoss' website (koryubooks.com, I think) for more than you could possibly want to know. You may already have been there, but for more on the distinction between kobudo and kobujutsu, see Donn Draeger's books.
Speaking only from my background, "Ryukyu Kobudo" refers to the fighting arts of the Okinawan Islands and to their weapons systems in particular - separate from the empty-handed fighting systems. Of course many people do both, even in the same dojo. For example, Akamine Sensei, the head of our organization, also teaches Shorin Ryu karate. But when he refers to kobudo, he means the weapons.
To make things even more confusing, there are two groups, Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai AND Ryukyu Kobujutsu Hozon Shinkokai, though both are teaching relatively similar forms and approaches to the use of Okinawan weapons. (There are other groups...)
Can anyone help out with more detailed information?
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