Seisan Practice Video
This is a practice video session of the Seisan kata (form) from Chubu Shorin Ryu. Chubu is a slightly different, related style of Shorin Ryu than our primary style of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu. We have 18 kata in Matsubayashi Shorin … Read More
Step-by-Step Breakdown of Sixth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Catches
This is the step-by-step breakdown of the Nunchaku Catches drill. It is the sixth in a set of six Nunchaku Kihon (Basics). Each of the six drills is composed of seven basic techniques and each drill ends with an X … Read More
Practice Video of Sixth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Catches
This Nunchaku Catches drill is the sixth in a set of six Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) drills after the Nunchaku Flails drill posted previously. Each of the six drills is composed of seven basic techniques and each drill ends with an … Read More
Fifth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Flails
This Nunchaku Flails drill is the fifth in a set of six Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) drills after the Nunchaku Blocks II drill posted previously. Each of the six drills is composed of seven basic techniques and each drill ends with … Read More
Fourth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Blocks II
This Nunchaku Blocks II drill is the fourth in a set of six Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) drills after the Nunchaku Blocks I drill posted previously. Each of the six drills is composed of seven basic techniques and each drill ends … Read More
Third Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Blocks I
This Nunchaku Blocks I drill is the third in a set of six Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) drills after the Nunchaku Bounces drill posted previously. Each of the six drills is composed of seven basic techniques and each drill ends with … Read More
Second Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Bounces
This Nunchaku Bounces drill is the second in a set of six Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) drills after the Nunchaku Blunt Strikes drill posted previously. These basic drills introduce the student to handling the tricky Nunchaku weapon before learning a full … Read More
First New Drill Video from New SC Home Dojo: Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Blunt Strikes
This is the first video post from my new home dojo in South Carolina. I videoed the full set of six Nunchaku drills inside my home dojo and will post each one with a full step-by-step breakdown over the coming … Read More
Arigato Gozaimasu for the Godan Promotion and Big Sendoff before the Big Move Down to South Carolina
Sorry for such a long delay in adding new content/posts to the blog. I’ve been flat-out swamped! We joined the big blue – red migration south that began after the pandemic lock-downs and moved from Wilmington, Massachusetts, down to Conway, … Read More
How to Learn Tonfa Kihon (Basics) Drill, Tonfa Combinations (Blocks & Strikes), with Step by Step Breakdown
In this post we’ll go through the step-by-step breakdown of the previous Tonfa/Tuifa Kihon (Basics) drill video, Tonfa Combinations (Blocks & Strikes). This breakdown uses a series of freeze-frames from the practice video to show each of the specific moves … Read More
旋棍受け打ち Tonfa Combinations (Blocks & Strikes) Drill Practice Session Video
The above video shows a practice session of a kobudo drill using the Tonfa/Tuifa (side handle wooden baton). Tonfa Combinations (blocks & strikes) is the third of three basic Tonfa drills that I created for the kobudo program I run … Read More
How to Learn Tonfa Kihon (Basics) Drill, Tonfa Uchi (Strikes), with Step by Step Breakdown
In this post we’ll go through the step-by-step breakdown of the previous Tonfa/Tuifa Kihon (Basics) drill video, Tonfa Uchi (Strikes). This breakdown uses a series of freeze-frames from the practice video to show each of the specific moves in the … Read More
旋棍打ち Tonfa Uchi (Strikes) Drill Practice Session Video
The above video shows a practice session of a kobudo drill using the Tonfa/Tuifa (side handle wooden baton). Tonfa Uchi (strikes) is the second of three basic Tonfa drills that I created for the kobudo program I run at The … Read More