Friday, December 8, 2023

Tikko of Okinawan Kobudo

 


Hi Victor:


Always good to hear from you. Tikko is a versatile weapon that really needs no independent kata of it's own like Maezato no Tikko that we use in Ryukyu Kobudo. So, using another form like Sesan will undoubtedly work.


The way I learned it from Minowa sensei, you're eseentially delivering a vertical fist strike with the Tikko acting as a force multiplier. The only caveat is that the strike is vertical and doesn't use the two primary knuckles for impacting. Because you're using the Tikko, the fist impacts flat onto the tartget (a big "no no" in Karatedo) . The other point is that the thumb rests on top of the handle of the Tikko to stabilize it.


Hope this helps.


Cheers,


Mario   www.kowakan.com




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