Seisan Practice Video
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
Step-by-Step Breakdown of Sixth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Catches
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
Practice Video of Sixth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Catches
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
Fifth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Flails
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
Fourth Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Blocks II
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
Third Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Blocks I
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
Second Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Bounces
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
First New Drill Video from New SC Home Dojo: Nunchaku Kihon (Basics) Drill — Blunt Strikes
Spread the wordThis 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 … Read More
Arigato Gozaimasu for the Godan Promotion and Big Sendoff before the Big Move Down to South Carolina
Spread the wordSorry 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 … Read More
How to Learn Tonfa Kihon (Basics) Drill, Tonfa Combinations (Blocks & Strikes), with Step by Step Breakdown
Spread the wordIn 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 … Read More
旋棍受け打ち Tonfa Combinations (Blocks & Strikes) Drill Practice Session Video
Spread the wordThe 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 … Read More
How to Learn Tonfa Kihon (Basics) Drill, Tonfa Uchi (Strikes), with Step by Step Breakdown
Spread the wordIn 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 … Read More
旋棍打ち Tonfa Uchi (Strikes) Drill Practice Session Video
Spread the wordThe 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 … Read More