The English subtitles for this video were perfect! Very informative lesson from all involved, watching Taka-san give his best efforts was very interesting.
Une chose que je trouve remarquable dans Kuro-obi world est l'humilité de ces maîtres : Bien que ce soient tous des experts de trés haut niveau dans leurs disciplines, ils n'hésitent pas à prendre une posture de débutant pour apprendre de leurs confrères au risque de mettre à mal leur image d'invincibilité. Cela dénote un esprit supérieur, non polué par l'ego. Le pratiquant ordinaire a beaucoup à apprendre de cette pratique. Merci Kuro obi world de nous permettre d'avoir un aperçu de ces merveilleux maîtres !
Great video, I myself have practiced Isshinryu karate for 25 years. Tonfa is the first weapon we train in. One thing we do with the people who are just learning is make them put baby powder on their hands. This will help condition the webbing of their hands (less torn up skin= more training)for spinning the tonfa as well help teach stopping.
Just curious who's lineage Nagle, Mitchum, Long? With both Chandler and Bogan's lineage it's Bo. First weapon kata for me was tokomeni no kun. Always happy to meet another Isshin Ryu karate ka.
Isshin-ryu here. My lineage is Nagle-Jenkins-Lapinski out of Northwest New Jersey. I now train under Ganster sensei in Reading, PA, from the Harry Smith line. We never trained the tonfa nor did I have any knowledge of it as an Isshin-ryu weapon until 10 years ago.
@@markceaser8073 I enjoy reading Mr. Smith's thoughts and memories on Facebook, Solid dude! For a few schools tonfa was optional, in ours it was required. There are two different versions of our tonfa kata, in our dojo we learned the short form of hama Higa no tuifa kata. At the time we learned it we simply called cheifa. I have since learned the long form. I still prefer the short form.
@@vulcanraisin8859 I have had the fortune to train with Smith sensei a few times. He's pretty much retired and living in North Carolina now. However, my sensei, Bart Ganster, and one of his associates, H.P. Henry, studied under him for years, and have helped me greatly. I've seen cheifa, however after talking to people, such as Sloane sensei and getting input from Advincula and Carbone senseis, I do the full version of Hama Higa No Tonfa to avoid any confusion.
I'm an American English speaker and I have to give a lot of credit to the person who made the English subs. Quite excellent! And so is the video. Thank you very much!
This is outstanding material. Thank you very much for posting this. As only recently (within the last 3 years) learning the basics of this weapon, I have come to enjoy training with it. I wish as others have to visit Okinawa to train. The twirls are my toughest to master due to my arthritis but the toifa has very quickly become one of my favorite kobudō.
Excellent tutorial. What I love about the Tonfa, is that it is literally an extension of empty hand techniques. I have practiced Shotokan and the tonfa are a perfect transition.
Fantastic. I can so easily relate this to what I learn in wado ryu (without weapons). And the differences between this and karate techniques is so interesting and important
Maestro tenía un tonfa desde 27 años pero lo que e aprendido por mi cuenta pero ahora lo e perfeccionado con usted tengo 67 años mucha gracias es usted muy bueno. Su compañero o alumno es muy gracioso enhorabuena.
I have been practicing Shito-Ryu Karate now for 15 years & this is the way my teacher taught me to handle the tongs & Bo to make it part of your body as your own beating heart. The extraordinary techniques in the Tonfa & Bo is golden teachings. This is the right way I’m so glad I found this video & thanks for everyone who out this video together this for me is precious I will Never forget my teacher shihan-sensei- Chuck Norris. Thank you.
Wow! Brilliant lesson! It just goes to show how important it is to be taught in a class by a master as if your not you lose the details you wouldn't know about don't get me wrong learning from books even instructional videos is great a good starting guide and supplement but actually being shown taught and explained from a master one on one in class is very important..
Actually, this is very useful for the students like me those who are not able to afford Japan trips.. Thanks to Kuro Obi team and Sensei... We owe you!!! Ossu! 😀
You do not need trip to Japan for this LoL. Many special forces or police use tonfa around the world. If you want to do more professionale than the police, than you need trip to Japan and can not help any video on that level.
I was not interested in tonfa but this video has made me change my mind. It is much a more interesting and sophisticated weapon than I thought. Thank you so much for the subtitles!
Children learn Taekwando for two years. They are bored of practicing. But this weapon inspire a lot the deep understanding of both Okinawa history and the reason of movement.
Interessting explanation. We use a "police-tonfa" at work and have only one tonfa, not two. Our movements are slightly different. We hide behind our tonfa. It's in "kamae" allways in front of us. Our "police-tonfa" has more lenght and weight, and it's no wood. This stopping is for us not really possible and not our concern, as we go through our target. However, this stopping is very good and important for safety in sparring. As we have only one tonfa, we can use both hands at receiving and use trapping, if we close in. Locks are also possible.
Thanks for your illustration. I was wondering why the US police force selected Tonfa instead of a club as part of their gear. Iha-sensei said it would take at least three years of practice before one can use it properly and effectively. How long would a police officer be trained in a US police academy to use this weapon, I wonder.
@@jimmyhohk, the main methods are blocking and hitting. Young people with good coordination learn this really fast. Trapping and simultanious hitting is a little bit more difficult, locking (if someone takes a grip on you) even more. I'm not in the US, but we have a training course for beginners at work. It is one week with 40 hours of training. After this you need regular training. Not very talented people have problems with alot of techiques, but hitting is possible.
A polícia no Brasil usa a tonfa como arma de defesa pessoal, muito eficaz! ブラジルの警察はトンファーを個人防衛用の武器として使用しており、非常に効果的です。 Burajiru no keisatsu wa tonfā o kojin bōei-yō no buki to shite shiyō shite ori, hijō ni kōka-tekidesu.
Uma das armas mais ineficientes que considero. Usada no policiamento da PM, só serve de peso morto e para atrapalhar as ações policiais que exigem defesa pessoal policial.
If you order a pair, go for the more bulky squared ones. They're heavier and better for training. The slim cylindrical tuifa are more for competition. You would never stop a full swing from a rokushakubo with such flimsy things.
An old playstation one RPG comes to mind when I see the Tonfa. "Suikoden 2" The main character in that game used those. The stances and moves in this video were animated well in that game considering they were 2D. I love to see the Tonfa in action.
This is a very ancient weapon in Chinese history. It is called (拐) in Chinese. It is mainly unpredictable and difficult to defend! Ryukyu has always been an independent kingdom in history and had very friendly relations with China until it was colonized by the Japanese military! ! !
Yes, much like how chinese colonized Tibet. Everything related to martial arts the chinese copied from India and proclaimed as their own and further spread around various kingdoms around.
@@srim728 Indian? Where do you have this kind of martial arts? Martial arts originated from China, and your martial arts should have been passed on to you when you were colonized by Turkic people in Central Asia! ! These Turkic Muslim warriors established the Mughal Empire by force and ruled India for hundreds of years! ! India only introduced Buddhism to East Asian countries, There should be nothing else but Buddhism!! Many of your ancient histories are not recorded, and many of them have to refer to the Tang Dynasty Records of the Western Regions written by the monk Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty in China to know your ancient history! !
@king Indian Martial arts are everywhere, and they are the basis for chinese martial arts. Shaolin is based on Kalaripayettu, and there were northern and southern versions of it. Every Indian state has a separate set of martial arts that have survived despite British and Islamic rulers' ban for many decades. Bodhi Dharma, known as Damu in Shaolin, was instrumental in starting kung-fu and medical practices in Shaolin. In fact, chinese medicine and acupuncture derives it's principles from Ayurveda and Siddha medical practices of India. You should learn more about the origins of your martial arts, and you will then understand. Indian Malla Yuddha is the basis of modern MMA, Kudo, Muay Thai, Muay Siam, etc.
@@srim728 There is no historical data to prove that Chinese Kung Fu was passed from India. During the Tang Empire, Chinese monks went to India to study Buddhism, but those monks only studied Buddhist theory, and there was no record of learning any Kung Fu. Moreover, Chinese Kung Fu and Indian Kung Fu is different regardless of its tricks and routines. Chinese Kung Fu is divided into many schools, such as Taoist Kung Fu and Shaolin Kung Fu. Just because Shaolin Temple is a Buddhist temple does not mean that Kung Fu was passed from India to China. Chinese Kung Fu is more diverse. There are more types of weapons, and there is no evidence to prove that Chinese Kung Fu was passed down from India. On the contrary, there are many people in India learning Chinese Kung Fu! ! Just like Bruce Lee's Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Bagua, etc., these types of Kung Fu can only be bred by Chinese culture! !
@@srim728 It is even more absurd that Chinese medicine originated from India. Does India have as many Chinese medicine classics as China? Does India have as many TCM theories as China? If not, why do you say that Chinese things came from India? Since ancient times in China, there has been a saying that Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs, and Chinese medicine has been very mature as early as the Han Dynasty. There are special books. Is there any in India? Are there any classics handed down? No！！ if there is no Tang Dynasty Western Regions by Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty in China, many Indian histories would be blank. Traditional Chinese medicine originated in China and is a theory summed up by the ancient Chinese people through experience. There is no problem with this.
Imagino usar essas tecnicas fazendo uma arma similar a do personagem da capcom Strider Hiryu que colocou uma lamina de 2 lados grossa no lugar de ser uma parte lisa contundente
It's a pity that there are no Russian subtitles, I so wanted to watch this video. I hope this situation in the world will settle down soon and everything will be fine. If anything, I'm from Kazakhstan, but I'm Russian-speaking.🇰🇿🇷🇺
