Saturday, 23 August 2025

Summer Camp

 

Proper 3 hour Camp middle of August weekend

Summer heat meant staying in the shade on both fields


KALI on "First" Field

We rarely use the First Field - last time was two summers ago when we broke down the Dakentaijutsu over two hours on a Summer Thursday

Today we used it for KALI Sinawalli - double stick drills with variations



TOP FIELD

As the Circle itself was under the sun, we used the shade of the middle tree - where we lost those arrows back in 2013


KALI

- Double stick application and the UNARMED KEMPO applications


KRABI KRABONG

- 8 step and 10 step drills

- Krabi double swords

- Krabong short spear

this is done as sticks for the swords and Jo for the spear and gives a depth to two swords NITTO against the JO and short YARI not often covered in Japan

as the Unarmed Phase of THAI Arts forms what became MUAY THAI

and there are some elements and drills in THAI that are not covered in such depth in Japanese Karate

Hence the reason why we include THAI arts in our training - both the Weapons and Unarmed

JO v JO

JO v Sticks



NEXT

the 5 step KRABI and the 5 step KARATE Gohon Kumite back at Class



NIHON KOBUDO

JO v Bokken - the Japanese KATANA against the JO staff being the broken spear

specific focus on the NINJA use of JO - the Deception and Distraction included


NEXT

The RYUKYU KOBUDO - BO and TONFA


DAKENTAIJUTSU

based on the Weapons movement with Sword and Jo

Five Step and 3 step drills

attachment for CRA - same Ref as HUBUD

TEBUKI wrist locks

HIJI elbow locks