Karate Kobudo

      Kobudo means "the old martial way" in other words - fighting with weapons.  Many school do simple weapons drills and forms and sometimes light sparring.  At Okami Karate Dojo we train realistic weapons sparring strategies with an emphasis on fluid transition between armed and empty hand techniques.  We train many common weapons including:

Bo staff - a 6ft staff great for keeping opponent and attacking at range

Jo staff - a 4ft staff with many techniques for combating an sword weilding opponent

Han-bo - a 3ft staff (about the size of a cane) great for up close control of an opponent 

Boken - wooden japanese sword 

Tonfa - a versatile arm guard weapon used for its defensive and clubbing techniques

Nunchaku - powerful swinging weapon that also has close quarter techniques

Sai - a three pronged metal weapon great for trapping attacks from an armed or un-armed attacker

Spear - staff with a thrusting blade on it meant for attack 

Eku - a 5 or 6ft oar with tremendous defensive advantages