On a discussion about applying Tonfa to Pinan Godan

  

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Kevin Pereira‎  initiated a discussion on Applying Tonfa to Pinan godan

 

John Kerker responded

 

John Kerker - In actual practice, Karate and Kobudo are two separate things, the Dynamics of how you create power by shifting through various stance sequence differs greatly.....for a long time I thought that were the same until I started training Ryukyu Kobudo Shimbukan as a separate

 

 

Victor Smith  - In the past when there was little access to kobudo training, frequently individuals from many systems would take an empty hand kata and use as a basis for a weapons form. Understandable, for that is all there was. I observed this many times, frequently Kata Empi or perhaps use of one of the Pinan kata would be a basis them.

 

However with greatly increased availability to kobudo training today, there is less reason to do so.

 

Isshinryu has always had a kobudo component to it’s system, but that is not the same as kobudo systems of study may use its principles in their studies either.

 

Each server different purposes. That is what John Keker was suggesting.

 

As a skill building exercise this is useful training, on the other hand there are many skills developed through traditional methods than never are present either. Effort builds skill for sure, but all skill are not the same.

  

 

John Kerker

 

You learn karate and get strong in karate by practicing karate.....

 

proper Makiwara and Hojo undo training and with kata / kihon /

 

Kobudo will develop all the strength you'll ever need.