The kihon happo of taijutsu is the 8 basic techniques of the Gyokko Ryu
Kihon means basic technique
Hap from hachi means eight
Po means way
Basic eight ways
2 doubled become 4
4 double become 8
Exponential growth moving towards infinite technique, infinite expression
The 3 striking methods are called koshi kihon Sanpo
Add five more striking method and we have 8 basic strikes
The 5 sanshin added to the koshi Sanpo create a striking kihon happo
The 5 grappling responses are called torite kihon goho
Add 3 more torite and we have 8 basic torite
Hon gyaku wrist lock
Oni ku daki elbow waza
Muso dori from Ganseki
So we get to play around with the patterns and forms
Hanbo comes from the Kukki shin den Ryu
The kihon happo of Hanbo are based on the koshi Sanpo, mainly ichimonji
3 strikes to the body
4 strikes to the wrist
One thrust
These are best done against a knife thrust attack
Then we get onto Hanbo torite, the locks and throws
These will then apply to the Jo, tanbo kali stick, and yawara
