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Uploaded by on Oct 25, 2006

a performance of an Isshinryu karate Tonfa kata at a tournament in the Washington dc area
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  • For your fighting preference and style I highly suggest Kyokushin Kai Karate or Budokai-do if you can find it. These are full contact styles which still do Kata and they use the full gamut of Japanese weaponry including Tonfa. If you have done Muay Thai it would be good to try a weapons based karate system like these two. Believe me. Learning to use weapons makes for a rounded Martial Artist who is prepared for any event.

  • thanks for the advice

  • Very good kata.  Can I ask where this tournament took place? Somewhere in southern NJ?

  • In VA King George

  • I was taught this kata from Master Aungi Uezu, when I was at his Dojo in Okinawa

  • Sorry !It is a traditional Okinawan styled tournament traditional kata's no flashy made up stuff. You have to stay true to original form and real weapons.

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  • From one DC karate club to another--great job.

  • awesome job man.

  • @kungfuxdrummer

    ummmm.....actually it is. there are even videos of Master Shimabuku doing the tonfa kata

  • actually tonfa isnt an ''isshinryu'' weapon. master tatsuo shimabuku only learned the bo and sai from his kobudo masters. but its all good : ). im isshinryu and i plan to learn how to use all the okinowan weapons. maybe even more. but first i have to work on what i have of course lol. its always great to expand. ous

  • the beginning was sloppy.... nice quick movement though and strong, though would be more impressive if stances weren't so narrow...

  • Sensei very good kata . Look up Isshinsense on youtube, Sensei Chris.

  • Sensei Shimabuku taugh tuifa so you should find a good dojo.. if you tell me where you live i might be able to help with that.. REAL Isshin Ryu not this flashy americanized bull... but the kata name is Hamahiga No Tuifa..Hamahiga is an island on the east coast of Okinawa

  • this is the closest to a real Isshin Ryu kata i have seen on youtube!

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