New post for Okinawan Weapons - the koryo weapons of old Okinawa
shirotoratiger.proboards.com/thread/2035/ryukyu-kobudo-okinawan-weapons
The Boards for the systems each have a 2025 update
Though we don't really plan a "theme for the year", we have been, and will continue in the new Season, to look at Concepts and have again listed these for Kempo and Jujutsu and started referring them at the end of the 2024 Season
This will have different significance to new Members in Phase One than they will to established Black Belts
The other Theme is to consider old Koryo, even if we don't directly use the methods, but to consider the Concepts for how these weapons came to be, and their relevance to the Unarmed Combat
NINPO - we already heavily use the Kukishinden weapons are relate that to the Dakentaijutsu, as well as Ninjato of Togakure to Koppo, and we refer the use of SHURIKEN where relevant - the NINJA approach being the most comprehensively evolved
The NINJA use of the Climbing tools for weapons is the obvious - Grapple, shuko and ashiko
RYUKYU - as mentioned above
THAI - Krabi Krabong - then the Old weapons
SILAT - the old weapons - and directly relevant ones such as KARAMBIT
CHINA - the various systems that have long and short weapons that relate to their Kung Fu, knives, swords, sabers, spears, etc
GRECO ROMAN - the spear, the short sword, the shield and, as mentioned Trident and net - we have always considered the Spartan warrior concepts and parallels
EUROPE - two handed battle swords - the "civilian" rapier and it's relevance to the cane - knights on horses in armour, sword and shield, lances, pikes
This helps us to consider our use of the Modern weapons
Knuckle duster
Yawara
ASP
Security Torch
Modern metsubishi - pepper spray, mace, CS
Handheld Taser
Handguns are not new, though are Modern by definition, now we have the Taser gun
Modern "armour" -
motorbike leathers and helmet, gloves
cycling gloves
face and eye protection
paintball protection
groin guards, knee pads and other KB pads
other knee pads
other industrial PPE
stab proof vests and other body armour
right up to military grade kevlar
