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 !
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!
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
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..
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
I enjoyed the traditional breakdown. Was awesome. I found that several more western boxing techniques work well with the weapon due to the twist employed in the techniques, which locks the weapon onto your forearm as he described. Especially for jabs and overhands.
