I love all of these videos as a practicer of martial arts myself! However, I am very bad with weapons xD or haven't found a good one for myself yet. Even still, weapons are a side attraction and are only really applicable in a good scenario, barring cane and staff, canes being allowed most of everywhere and staffs so common in everyday life--a stick or pole. I am content with being able to defend just with my hands and feet =]
@JK666JK666JK Hardware stores in Japan, but some in the states have these, too. Just look in big "old fashioned" hardware places, not box stores. Look for "Japanese sickles".
@vdub2002 I had a wishlist from Amazon, but since I am in California, it has been inactivated. There were items on it I "wished for" or thought useful. I don't even remember what I put on there - you can get kama at hardware stores that have other kinds of sickles - $20-30 should be enough for a pair of them.
@hempev Yesterday I dropped by an asian market and was surprised to find kama. If I remember right they were around $6 each. So that's another place to look.
outstanding instruction "master", I've used the kama for years and have notice a signifcant trend away from the traditional toward the flashy. most kama's used in dojos today are not even sharp and are made for demo purposes only. I had to order a real pair online from okinawa
No I am not a ninja nerd. I really hate it when people are. I love Japan and its history and I cant stand it when people say they are "ninja". If someone was ninja they would have taken some type or matial art at some point and even then you cant really call yourself NINJA.
What is the art of using the kama called? There is never any place that teaches this kind of stuff around me. If I could I would learn how to use the Naginata, Kama, Sai and Shurican. But the opertunity has never come up :(
@Kiwi2038 The kama is one of the weapons we learn in kobudo. Naginata is a weapon taught in high school in Japan, so I have no idea where you would learn it anywhere else.
@Kiwi2038 Kama and Sai are taught in Kobudo...you sound like a ninja nerd wanting to be a ninja...shirukens and naginatas are ninjustsu or something like that
@BMunich16 There is no mention of ninjutsu; suriken are Chinese and were around centuries before the ninja, suruchin are Okinawan (can't tell which he meant), and naginata are traditional Japanese weapons. Nothing wielded by samurai or Okinawan peasant is designated as "ninja", only what people see in anime and movies, which are purely for entertainment. Those who take what they see media as historical reality are easily duped.
@hempev all I know is kobudo and shirukens and naginatas are not a part of it, I have no knowledge beyond that, I figured naginatas and shirukens were ninja weapons...lots of people obsessing over stupid japanese cartoons
@BMunich16 Yes, cartoon (and movie) influence on martial arts distort historical truth, but ninjutsu is a specific art - just not like the same as popular belief. Caltrops and blinding powders were common, but the one bladed weapon associated with ninja was a sword without the curve of a katana, since a straight thrust using the tip was more stealthy than a full swing.
@langying Probably not "as is" - the cutting surface is at a different angle, and you would have to modify the kata so much that you would have a different form entirely. It could be done, but it would take work.
@langying yes and no because you can blcok with axes and strike (obviously) like he does in the video (it may not turn out the same way but you still can) for thigns like the part wheres hes really low to the ground i believ is where he trips someone so unless you got an axe with a really protruding blade than i dont believ you can do that so in essense yes yes you can use this with axes
@thehitcher67 The lowest move is slicing through the Achilles tendon, which means the cutting edge is to the inside. Same holds true of the "medium low" move where he is cutting through the back of the knee - both maneuvers are much more "incapacitating" (rather permanently) than a simple trip.
I'm not going to read all the comments to see if I'm repeating what someone said, but I will (maybe also) say this is a man to learn from. Purely traditional. Love it.
It is reasonable that someone older than 20 could have taken the 5 or more years it takes Shihan's students to reach "beginning black belt" (as she calls it), but it is inappropriate for the child of a dohai to make the same claim. If it is the latter, I can only hope he instills some of the key points of the dojo kun into *your* moral values.
I am glad Shihan Nishiuchi put the true and correct way of learning weapons on video. I see too many people slinging around weapons at tournaments and they have not a clue as to what they are doing and why. I am Shodan under Shihan Nishiuchi and Shihan Bolz
I spoke with Shihan Bolz, and people who make up their own history she calls blowhards - specifically, she asked "Who is this little blowhard?" Because of the reputation of her training, people often claim to have learned from her or Shihan Nishiuchi because it inflates their egos.
@jgriz007 i agree...to much is put on having a good and flashy show now a days and not enough if being focused on real mastery of the given forms. i do not allow ANY of my students to compete with anything but traditional weapons,period. as i tell them daily...impress with YOUR best and let your skills and training do the rest. at the end of the day...fancy l.e.d. lighted weapons don't win matches. SKILL DOES...
Kama's are devestating weapons- following the same principal of the Ghurka Kukri knife, the heavier end of the Kama generates momentum allowing it to pierce very sturdy material (leather armor for example)- being very sharp, simple short strikes generate deep lacerations. With that said, most fights are over in under 10 seconds, but what the constant Kobudo and Kata and Bunkai teach us is mind/body coordination. It also teaches us to improvise if need be in order to defend ourselves.
Few people will walk in public with a katana in real life, but these are used by farmers, not just in Japan, and are not obviously weapons to the general public. Shihan teaches iaido and even he doesn't carry any form of sword outside of class.
knowing how to use a weapon is good for competitions and if you ever get in a fight where you have access to a weapon, but i have been studying kung-fu, jeet kune do, and many other japanese martial arts along with chinese martial arts for 16 years and in all my experience i find that most REAL fights are over in about 7 seconds. i am not trying to discredit this guy's beliefs but i have to say that knowing how to fight with nothing but your body is much more valuable than fighting with weapons
Considering you are 21 and state you have "studied" martial arts for 16 years, you obviously have not had the discipline it takes to actually *learn* any one art long enough to have a defensible opinion.
turth be told but i was just thinking Wow this guy can really mess some one up whit those bad boy(Girls) But what about some one that has a Bat or a gun or if they are just trying to kill you all together its good to know something like this,or how about some one whos useing Kama as well there is no way your leaving that battle whit out a Really good Wound. Martial Arts can only get you so far whit or whitout a Wepon So i think its a Plus to know this (not taking bad to anyone of Martial Arts)
Just as an exercise, it might be interesting to do this kata with a couple of contemporary western weapons, like the Cold Steel Norse hawk. I've got one, and it's a fine little weapon/tool. I certainly wouldn't want anyone chasing me with one, much less two.
If you can peruse a Japanese hardware store and find a pair of kama that matches, that is all you need - these are farmers' implements used as weapons. Short of finding a Japanese store anywhere outside of Japan, you can find them at ShureidoUSA or CenturyMartialArts.
As for ambidexterity, I've been told to practice 3 times as much with the non-dominant hand!
so about ow long till someone masters a weapon? im on my ninth year of bo staff seventh year of katana and eighth month of nunchuks right now im starting to get good or no?
If you don't call nunchaku by their correct name, you will never get anywhere - it is only respectful. I have very little experience with weapons, since I am just the editor and poster of these clips, but the title Shihan means master, and tends to be bestowed on those who have honor, respect, and knowledge beyond others - I have seen experienced sensei who are decades from that level of ability.
i call them chux for shorti mean no disrespect whatsoever i will call them by their proper name occasionally but sometimes i just feel like calling them chux.
It doesn't matter how long you study - if you don't intend to think like a budoka, you will never become one. I'd consider it sad if learning a martial art without also the needed mental discipline was *my* intention...
I would suggest you learn any and all of them or at least a few different kata per weapon. I practise 2 nunchuku, 3 sai, 1 tonfa, 1 kama and 4 bo- that being said, there are still weapons I have yet to touch and more kata to learn. Why learn them? Because soon, they begin to mesh and merge and you will see the constant flow between the kata develop and that flow is what will energizes us.
Thank you for all the Kama videos. I study Shaolin Kempo (I'm currently Blue Belt) and I just started using Kama as my main weapon for my Demo Team, so these are very helpful with Kata ideas.
Normally I am not a fan of Karate styles, but this Master shows some great controlled, but flowing movements. Looks very practical to me and since I also love Kama and actually use something similar in my garden, I am impressed enough to purchase his video. 5+ stars!
Thanks - I doubt my own coordination, so I use practice kama, which have a flat piece of metal instead of a sharp blade, but if you are use to a sharp implement, you're more experience than most!
lol, good point. Even without the curved blade we have to be especially careful with "umbrella" type moves circling around the head. I know I have whacked my own with rattan and even a machete be4, luckily it was not with the sharp part! Careful everyone and good training!
Nishiuchi Mikio Saiko-Shihan would be his full name, but most Westerners would know him as Shihan Nishiuchi. Search the Century Fitness site for his videos.
These are kama (gama), sickles used by common farmers - you're talking about a *weapon* that has a chained weight (like half a suruchin) attached at the handle, not meant for farming.
What's the purpose spinning a kama? If a move is not offensive or defensive, it's not done, and anything that involves letting go of your grip is avoided.
Yes - "ashi-kubi giri" specifically aims for the achilles tendon and involves a slight upward move as you pull towards yourself...not life-threatening, just crippling!
he came to US by way of Hawaii from Okinawa. His instructor is Kaicho Kinjo head of Zen Kobudo Renmei in Okinawa. I am one of Shihan Nishiuchi's students
I asked and Shihan has never lived in Hawaii, and has only been there long enough for a seminar or conference in the past. You must be learning this from someplace other than in class - please do not spread misinformation.
Do you happen to know of any instructors or schools that teach this type of weapon near Boston, MA?
hacker4061 5 months ago
@hacker4061 Sorry, I don't. Maybe do a google search using the term "kobudo", since this is a weapon within that art.
hempev 5 months ago
@hempev Alos, are there any other kama katas other than this one?
hacker4061 5 months ago
@hacker4061 This is the only one *I* know, but there may be others.
hempev 5 months ago
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@hempev Also, are there any other kama katas other than this one?
hacker4061 5 months ago
wwhhaat!?! my name is Kama!!!!!
KaTeaPopstars 7 months ago
@KaTeaPopstars That must explain "kama sutra".
hempev 7 months ago
I love all of these videos as a practicer of martial arts myself! However, I am very bad with weapons xD or haven't found a good one for myself yet. Even still, weapons are a side attraction and are only really applicable in a good scenario, barring cane and staff, canes being allowed most of everywhere and staffs so common in everyday life--a stick or pole. I am content with being able to defend just with my hands and feet =]
AIX9000 7 months ago
these videos are super old!! haha old memories coming home and practicing kata with these on my vhs player.
nightmarenet 7 months ago
where may i find a pair of kamas at a low price?
JK666JK666JK 9 months ago
@JK666JK666JK Hardware stores in Japan, but some in the states have these, too. Just look in big "old fashioned" hardware places, not box stores. Look for "Japanese sickles".
hempev 9 months ago
@hempev ok thx i found some on amazon just a minet ago but still thx ^_^
JK666JK666JK 9 months ago
@JK666JK666JK amazon
pimonspie 8 months ago
in the third page you have a pair unsharpened kama for $2,299.00! what the fuck is so great about these kamas!??!?!?
2blahornot2blah 9 months ago
@2blahornot2blah I have no idea why I would reply to a foul-mouthed ingrate, do you?
hempev 9 months ago 3
@hempev
I'd like to know what he's talking about. If you please sir.
vdub2002 6 months ago
@vdub2002 I had a wishlist from Amazon, but since I am in California, it has been inactivated. There were items on it I "wished for" or thought useful. I don't even remember what I put on there - you can get kama at hardware stores that have other kinds of sickles - $20-30 should be enough for a pair of them.
hempev 6 months ago
@hempev Yesterday I dropped by an asian market and was surprised to find kama. If I remember right they were around $6 each. So that's another place to look.
purplemutantas 5 months ago
Is it possible to purchase a copy of this video please?
burettou 11 months ago
@burettou Go to CenturyMartialArts(.)com and search for Nishiuchi.
hempev 11 months ago
outstanding instruction "master", I've used the kama for years and have notice a signifcant trend away from the traditional toward the flashy. most kama's used in dojos today are not even sharp and are made for demo purposes only. I had to order a real pair online from okinawa
MrWaterfighter 1 year ago
nasty looking weapon would want to get attacked by some one with those
mitchx69 1 year ago
No I am not a ninja nerd. I really hate it when people are. I love Japan and its history and I cant stand it when people say they are "ninja". If someone was ninja they would have taken some type or matial art at some point and even then you cant really call yourself NINJA.
Kiwi2038 1 year ago
What is the art of using the kama called? There is never any place that teaches this kind of stuff around me. If I could I would learn how to use the Naginata, Kama, Sai and Shurican. But the opertunity has never come up :(
Kiwi2038 1 year ago
@Kiwi2038 The kama is one of the weapons we learn in kobudo. Naginata is a weapon taught in high school in Japan, so I have no idea where you would learn it anywhere else.
hempev 1 year ago
@Kiwi2038 kamando lol
domkwok88 1 year ago
@Kiwi2038 Kama and Sai are taught in Kobudo...you sound like a ninja nerd wanting to be a ninja...shirukens and naginatas are ninjustsu or something like that
BMunich16 1 year ago
@BMunich16 There is no mention of ninjutsu; suriken are Chinese and were around centuries before the ninja, suruchin are Okinawan (can't tell which he meant), and naginata are traditional Japanese weapons. Nothing wielded by samurai or Okinawan peasant is designated as "ninja", only what people see in anime and movies, which are purely for entertainment. Those who take what they see media as historical reality are easily duped.
hempev 1 year ago
@hempev all I know is kobudo and shirukens and naginatas are not a part of it, I have no knowledge beyond that, I figured naginatas and shirukens were ninja weapons...lots of people obsessing over stupid japanese cartoons
BMunich16 1 year ago
@BMunich16 Yes, cartoon (and movie) influence on martial arts distort historical truth, but ninjutsu is a specific art - just not like the same as popular belief. Caltrops and blinding powders were common, but the one bladed weapon associated with ninja was a sword without the curve of a katana, since a straight thrust using the tip was more stealthy than a full swing.
hempev 1 year ago
Quick question, do you think these techniques could be applied to let's say a pair of axes?
langying 1 year ago
@langying Probably not "as is" - the cutting surface is at a different angle, and you would have to modify the kata so much that you would have a different form entirely. It could be done, but it would take work.
hempev 1 year ago
@langying yes and no because you can blcok with axes and strike (obviously) like he does in the video (it may not turn out the same way but you still can) for thigns like the part wheres hes really low to the ground i believ is where he trips someone so unless you got an axe with a really protruding blade than i dont believ you can do that so in essense yes yes you can use this with axes
thehitcher67 1 year ago
@thehitcher67 The lowest move is slicing through the Achilles tendon, which means the cutting edge is to the inside. Same holds true of the "medium low" move where he is cutting through the back of the knee - both maneuvers are much more "incapacitating" (rather permanently) than a simple trip.
hempev 1 year ago
cool
andrewconnerdevine 1 year ago
sweet thanks
the kama finally makes sense
if only i could learn how to use the scythe
(in no way am i implying that i am now an expert; i am simply saying that the weapon that finally makes sense)
jinnd319 1 year ago
@jinnd319 Yeah, seeing it used correctly makes more sense in the logical part of your brain than something from a movie or anime!
hempev 1 year ago
Kama, Nunchaku,Bo,Sword are my favorite martial arts weapons
CharmandersTV 1 year ago
i like the way he uses the kama as an off hand
rekinu5 1 year ago
I'm not going to read all the comments to see if I'm repeating what someone said, but I will (maybe also) say this is a man to learn from. Purely traditional. Love it.
ScottCful 1 year ago
woaaah... is this guy like, a master at all the weapons?
Smooth440 2 years ago
i'm sorry but my dad is not at the house right now, he is teaching, but when he gets back ill will show him your comment.
jgriz007 2 years ago
It is reasonable that someone older than 20 could have taken the 5 or more years it takes Shihan's students to reach "beginning black belt" (as she calls it), but it is inappropriate for the child of a dohai to make the same claim. If it is the latter, I can only hope he instills some of the key points of the dojo kun into *your* moral values.
hempev 2 years ago
I am glad Shihan Nishiuchi put the true and correct way of learning weapons on video. I see too many people slinging around weapons at tournaments and they have not a clue as to what they are doing and why. I am Shodan under Shihan Nishiuchi and Shihan Bolz
jgriz007 2 years ago
I spoke with Shihan Bolz, and people who make up their own history she calls blowhards - specifically, she asked "Who is this little blowhard?" Because of the reputation of her training, people often claim to have learned from her or Shihan Nishiuchi because it inflates their egos.
hempev 2 years ago
@jgriz007 i agree...to much is put on having a good and flashy show now a days and not enough if being focused on real mastery of the given forms. i do not allow ANY of my students to compete with anything but traditional weapons,period. as i tell them daily...impress with YOUR best and let your skills and training do the rest. at the end of the day...fancy l.e.d. lighted weapons don't win matches. SKILL DOES...
governmentcheese411 1 year ago
Aq malı arkadan kafana yedinmi odunu gorursun ananın amını...
pit10ghost 2 years ago
i have kamas, what should i think about when i am fighting sai ??
ButcherAkatsuki 2 years ago
I am sorry but it is Kama even if it is plural it is kama , if it is 2 kama then it is Ni Cho Gama or Kama , 3 would be san cho gama
jgriz007 2 years ago
okey thank you for your advice :D
ButcherAkatsuki 2 years ago
Thankyou at last some one has got it right and shows what kama can do and how they should be used instead of all these stupid fancy dance stuff
0108harry 2 years ago
Kama's are devestating weapons- following the same principal of the Ghurka Kukri knife, the heavier end of the Kama generates momentum allowing it to pierce very sturdy material (leather armor for example)- being very sharp, simple short strikes generate deep lacerations. With that said, most fights are over in under 10 seconds, but what the constant Kobudo and Kata and Bunkai teach us is mind/body coordination. It also teaches us to improvise if need be in order to defend ourselves.
Regards-
yamashitashorinryu 2 years ago
it a good weapon but a katana is better
2031domsday 2 years ago
Few people will walk in public with a katana in real life, but these are used by farmers, not just in Japan, and are not obviously weapons to the general public. Shihan teaches iaido and even he doesn't carry any form of sword outside of class.
hempev 2 years ago
These videos are great, thanks Hempev!!
gildkunduz 2 years ago
I am trained in Kubaton and i carry one around. My mom wont let me sign up for this class tho
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Xerto757 2 years ago
knowing how to use a weapon is good for competitions and if you ever get in a fight where you have access to a weapon, but i have been studying kung-fu, jeet kune do, and many other japanese martial arts along with chinese martial arts for 16 years and in all my experience i find that most REAL fights are over in about 7 seconds. i am not trying to discredit this guy's beliefs but i have to say that knowing how to fight with nothing but your body is much more valuable than fighting with weapons
LotusRemorse 3 years ago
Considering you are 21 and state you have "studied" martial arts for 16 years, you obviously have not had the discipline it takes to actually *learn* any one art long enough to have a defensible opinion.
hempev 3 years ago
turth be told but i was just thinking Wow this guy can really mess some one up whit those bad boy(Girls) But what about some one that has a Bat or a gun or if they are just trying to kill you all together its good to know something like this,or how about some one whos useing Kama as well there is no way your leaving that battle whit out a Really good Wound. Martial Arts can only get you so far whit or whitout a Wepon So i think its a Plus to know this (not taking bad to anyone of Martial Arts)
mannyunseen 2 years ago
If you worry about such things, get a concealed weapon license and buy a gun, because you will never be a budoka with such an attitude.
hempev 2 years ago
P.S. - Look at the above comment - a 21 yr old know-it-all. Sound familiar?
hempev 2 years ago
Iloved everything , i am Aikido student . Why did you chant names of kama ?
Entaary 3 years ago
@Entaary It's most likely the name of the kata (form) that he is doing in the vid...
KunibaKaiPensacola 1 year ago
Just as an exercise, it might be interesting to do this kata with a couple of contemporary western weapons, like the Cold Steel Norse hawk. I've got one, and it's a fine little weapon/tool. I certainly wouldn't want anyone chasing me with one, much less two.
playswithknives 3 years ago
what type and brand of kama do you suggest?
and what exercises do you suggest for ambendexterity?
thatdingostolemybaby 3 years ago
If you can peruse a Japanese hardware store and find a pair of kama that matches, that is all you need - these are farmers' implements used as weapons. Short of finding a Japanese store anywhere outside of Japan, you can find them at ShureidoUSA or CenturyMartialArts.
As for ambidexterity, I've been told to practice 3 times as much with the non-dominant hand!
hempev 3 years ago
so about ow long till someone masters a weapon? im on my ninth year of bo staff seventh year of katana and eighth month of nunchuks right now im starting to get good or no?
DavinSteidel 3 years ago
If you don't call nunchaku by their correct name, you will never get anywhere - it is only respectful. I have very little experience with weapons, since I am just the editor and poster of these clips, but the title Shihan means master, and tends to be bestowed on those who have honor, respect, and knowledge beyond others - I have seen experienced sensei who are decades from that level of ability.
hempev 3 years ago
i call them chux for shorti mean no disrespect whatsoever i will call them by their proper name occasionally but sometimes i just feel like calling them chux.
DavinSteidel 3 years ago
It doesn't matter how long you study - if you don't intend to think like a budoka, you will never become one. I'd consider it sad if learning a martial art without also the needed mental discipline was *my* intention...
hempev 3 years ago
thank you sensei ,
i will get kama's soon .
wich should i learn in full :
3 section staff
sai
nunchakau
or kama when i buy them ?
thank you for all your videos
JoshMaddocks 3 years ago
These are of my sensei - I am a student.
We start with bo before going on to nunchaku, then sai. Don't get a kama until you have learned the more basic (less sharp-edged) weapons.
hempev 3 years ago
can i purchase his vids? if so where?
actnmjr 3 years ago
To actnmjr (comment below): you have blocked any comments from me, so you must not want me to answer.
hempev 3 years ago
I would suggest you learn any and all of them or at least a few different kata per weapon. I practise 2 nunchuku, 3 sai, 1 tonfa, 1 kama and 4 bo- that being said, there are still weapons I have yet to touch and more kata to learn. Why learn them? Because soon, they begin to mesh and merge and you will see the constant flow between the kata develop and that flow is what will energizes us.
Stay Bushido-
yamashitashorinryu 2 years ago
FO-SHIZZLE yo vids r kwuel, eye cant wait til
yo put mo on
ArianVondivas 3 years ago
Thank you for all the Kama videos. I study Shaolin Kempo (I'm currently Blue Belt) and I just started using Kama as my main weapon for my Demo Team, so these are very helpful with Kata ideas.
Ryuk 3 years ago
kamas definetely make you watch yourself closely hehe
freddiefernandez 3 years ago
Normally I am not a fan of Karate styles, but this Master shows some great controlled, but flowing movements. Looks very practical to me and since I also love Kama and actually use something similar in my garden, I am impressed enough to purchase his video. 5+ stars!
Aetherus7 4 years ago
Thanks - I doubt my own coordination, so I use practice kama, which have a flat piece of metal instead of a sharp blade, but if you are use to a sharp implement, you're more experience than most!
hempev 4 years ago
lol, good point. Even without the curved blade we have to be especially careful with "umbrella" type moves circling around the head. I know I have whacked my own with rattan and even a machete be4, luckily it was not with the sharp part! Careful everyone and good training!
Aetherus7 3 years ago
hey hempev what is this sensi called ive been wachin his vids theyre all pretty good but i cant find his name?
confires 4 years ago
Nishiuchi Mikio Saiko-Shihan would be his full name, but most Westerners would know him as Shihan Nishiuchi. Search the Century Fitness site for his videos.
hempev 4 years ago
thx u doo good vids and u answer forms i like u hhe he
confires 4 years ago
i love how you call americans westerners. funny to me. great job anyways, it looks deadly!
xxbmxrayxx 3 years ago
The instructor is Shihan Nishiuchi, and he is referring to all who use Western philosophies, not just those in the U.S.
hempev 3 years ago
okay i dont know much about it, im new so correct me if im wrong like you have. thank you =)
xxbmxrayxx 3 years ago
thanks for video i am looking for defence not show man ship great thanks again for the video i am going to practice using some of the forms
factorywolf 4 years ago
cool Kusarigama
TOMATOESRFUN 4 years ago
These are kama (gama), sickles used by common farmers - you're talking about a *weapon* that has a chained weight (like half a suruchin) attached at the handle, not meant for farming.
hempev 4 years ago
oh thats neat(:
TOMATOESRFUN 4 years ago
Wow. Not XMA fluff. This is great to see!
Lennar 4 years ago
Thank you a lot for the upload, very nice kata and none of the useless flash that people so desire to put into the martial arts today
boredomkill5 4 years ago 2
cant you spin them?
Taruteddy 4 years ago
What's the purpose spinning a kama? If a move is not offensive or defensive, it's not done, and anything that involves letting go of your grip is avoided.
hempev 4 years ago
I agree. The only real purpose of spinning a Kama is to impress judges at a tournament.
GambitDeath235 4 years ago
very good techniques...
makalyster 5 years ago
Yes, but when you are as uncoordinated as me, you get cheap unsharpened practice kama to save injury to self and tatami!
hempev 5 years ago
Nice! It is good to see masters perform.
While others might jsut strike with their kamas, this guy actually makes a slicing movement after connecting with their potential target.
grans 5 years ago
Yes - "ashi-kubi giri" specifically aims for the achilles tendon and involves a slight upward move as you pull towards yourself...not life-threatening, just crippling!
hempev 5 years ago
You're welcome - his form comes directly from Okinawa, no Western influences (TV, movies, etc) to add useless flash.
hempev 5 years ago
he came to US by way of Hawaii from Okinawa. His instructor is Kaicho Kinjo head of Zen Kobudo Renmei in Okinawa. I am one of Shihan Nishiuchi's students
jgriz007 2 years ago
I asked and Shihan has never lived in Hawaii, and has only been there long enough for a seminar or conference in the past. You must be learning this from someplace other than in class - please do not spread misinformation.
hempev 2 years ago
Tight. A Kamas demonstration that isn't all flashy spins. Good technique. Thanks for the upload!
beauch 5 years ago