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

Jo staff 

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

Han-bo 

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

Boken

wooden japanese swords

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 and Naginata

staff with a thrusting blade on it meant for attack 

Eku 

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