Our yearly event was held for the third time in Rheinfelden with participation from the Swiss Shibu, Berlin and Erlangen Dokokai. We trained, sweated, drank and improved readily during 2 intense days of kobudo with the “German Cracks”. Due to the immense Tunfa training, and of course Bo and Sai “bis geht nicht mehr”, the team was looking like “mummies” due to the increasing amount of bandaging to cover the blisters:-). Therefore “Medivac”, along with “The Bunker”, “Sai Massage in the Dellness Oase” and “Flunder-Flo will go down in the annals of kobudo history. DH

Kobudo Lehrgang in Beilstein

Von Freitag 12.06.2009 bis Sonntag 14.06.2009 veranstaltete Dhammika Karate-Do einen Kobudo Lehrgang in der kleinen Stadt Beilstein bei Stuttgart. Sensei Dell Hamby  aus der Schweiz war eingeladen um Kobudo nach den Überlieferungen und Lehren von Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai zu unterrichten. Sensei Dell Hamby reist regelmäßig nach Okinawa (Japan) um dort von Shihan Yukio Kuniyoshi oder Shihan Hiroshi Akamine unterrichtet zu werden. Neben seinem Dojo in Basel hält  Sensei Dell Hamby in einigen Ländern Europas  Lehrgänge ab. Manchmal auch in Berlin oder Erlangen - und nun zuletzt auch in Beilstein.

Am 01. und 02.Mai 2009 fand in Rheinfelden (CH) ein Kobudo Seminar mit Sensei Yukio Kuniyoshi (Shihan 7. Dan) statt.

Bericht: David Fisher (Berlin Dokokai〜ベルリン同好会)

“Back to Basics”

I believe the two days of instruction by Shihan Kuniyoshi and Sensei Hamby will mark a turning point in my Kobudo training.  I do not mean this in the sense that I made any dramatic improvements in my technique over the course of the two days of training; in fact, it became painfully clear just how little I actually know.  The turning point was the increase in my understanding of what Ryukyu Kobudo looks like when executed correctly.  Shihan Kuniyoshi’s technique is so crisp and exact that by watching him I have begun to understand, though certainly not replicate, the connection between stance, arm position and weapons technique.  Kuniyoshi’s instruction showed that I have been overly focused on the movement of the weapon and ignoring the positioning of my stance and arms.  This is probably a common beginner mistake – rather than ensuring that my stance and body positioning are solid, I have been putting all of my attention on the weapon.

Bericht 1 und Bericht 2