Working more on Kukushinden as the source for the main part of the BO drills and the the DAKEN Striking sets
As we are back on the Grass we will use this opportunity to use KORYU systems, and Kukishinden is the obvious place to pick up
KU KI means Nine Demons - Nine being a "lucky number" for the Ninja
KU KI SHIN DEN - Nine Demons Mind School
There are 9 kata in the Shoden level of the DAKEN Striking method Unarmed
There are 9 core kata in the BO method
While there are 12 KIHON for the HANBO, 9 of these are core, with 3 add ons, Hanbo Kihon is really 9 plus 3 - Ku No San
The Takagi Yoshin Ryu forms the JuTaiiJutsu grappling sister art to KuKiShinDen
Just as we can pair the arts of
Judo with Karate - with Samurai Kendo and Kobudo - and Okinawan Kobudo Karate weapons
JJ with Muay Thai - with Thai Krabi Krabong weapons
Greco Roman wrestling - Pankration -the original wrestling and striking arts of Greece and Rome, then with the original weapons systems of those respective countries
