My knowledge is through Shihan Nishiuchi, who said eku is a wood native to Okinawa, so the only way you can obtain it commercially is to have it shipped from there. It would be easier to buy one from ShureidoUSA (dot) com - they are based in So.Cal. Check their website.
I am a Sandan in Uechi-ryu and a Shodan in my kobudo under Sensei Shinyu Gushi. I greatly appreciate your videos!
Is the eku wood known by a different name in the United States? Do you know where I may buy some eku wood? I would like to make my next ieku of the eku wood.
I'm right-handed, but since it is Shihan in the video, I assume you mean for him: he writes right-handed, but I think he is ambidextrous otherwise. Why do you ask?
A lot of kata are right-dominant, but this is why we have hojoundo - so we practice both sides. We are encouraged to practice our non-dominant hand 3-times as much as the dominant side.
I thought the middle of the Eku was called MINE (Spine), HA (Edge), KISSAKI (Point), TSUKA (round part of the bo), and KON-TEI (the end of the round part of the bo). Can you help clarify?
The way he describes in the video is how my sensei (Shihan Bolz) explains it - we are always told to "keep the wata up" (like a roof, but that would be yani!), while ura is just Japanese for the back. Parts may be given different names in other schools, so it may be different and still not wrong.
My knowledge is through Shihan Nishiuchi, who said eku is a wood native to Okinawa, so the only way you can obtain it commercially is to have it shipped from there. It would be easier to buy one from ShureidoUSA (dot) com - they are based in So.Cal. Check their website.
hempev 1 month ago
Ieku rocks
extasisNOW 9 months ago
Great video! I've studied kobudo for a long time and I just learned some new stuff. Thanks for posting.
PINGANTU 2 years ago
Thank you so much for posting hempev.. realy interesting art...
yehoseff 2 years ago
is *eku spelled with an i or an L ?
brendanraymond 2 years ago
An "i" - there are no "L"s in Japanese. You can call it eku and people know what you mean - eku is the name of the specific wood they are made from.
hempev 2 years ago
@hempev
Sensei,
I am a Sandan in Uechi-ryu and a Shodan in my kobudo under Sensei Shinyu Gushi. I greatly appreciate your videos!
Is the eku wood known by a different name in the United States? Do you know where I may buy some eku wood? I would like to make my next ieku of the eku wood.
UnaCrane 1 month ago
Does anyone know a site where I can get an eku? My sensei said he'd train me in the weapon if I could find one.
StoicVamp 3 years ago
ShureidoUSA or CenturyMartialArts
hempev 3 years ago
are you left or right handed?
slip721 2 years ago
I'm right-handed, but since it is Shihan in the video, I assume you mean for him: he writes right-handed, but I think he is ambidextrous otherwise. Why do you ask?
hempev 2 years ago
i watch a lot of your videos i was just curious what hand you natrually use
slip721 2 years ago
I am left handed, but could use either well enough in training if needed.
Is there an advantage/disadvantage?
StoicVamp 2 years ago
A lot of kata are right-dominant, but this is why we have hojoundo - so we practice both sides. We are encouraged to practice our non-dominant hand 3-times as much as the dominant side.
hempev 2 years ago
@hempev Excellent tradition preserved.Congratulations!
YANHAP1 1 year ago
I thought the middle of the Eku was called MINE (Spine), HA (Edge), KISSAKI (Point), TSUKA (round part of the bo), and KON-TEI (the end of the round part of the bo). Can you help clarify?
Samurai1138 3 years ago
The way he describes in the video is how my sensei (Shihan Bolz) explains it - we are always told to "keep the wata up" (like a roof, but that would be yani!), while ura is just Japanese for the back. Parts may be given different names in other schools, so it may be different and still not wrong.
hempev 3 years ago
oh, that's odd it's working just fine now. thanks for your concern though, and for posting all these videos!
plaguedrummer2 4 years ago
no audio!
plaguedrummer2 4 years ago
I just checked - sound is fine from YouTube's end!
hempev 4 years ago