Greg Peters: Tonfa Form Demo

This was my sixth monthly test in preparation for my 3rd Degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. The form is called Matsu Higa no Tonfa

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• Karate
• tonfa
• blackbelt
• testing

[dragonsteer09]

That was great form my friend, Ive been using tonfas for a few years now and nobodys seems to be able to grasp it. Its a difficult weapon to control, ive seen a lot of vids. but this one is good. Im sure i dont need to tell you to keep it up, but keep it up!!!!

[kaymbre]

@dragonsteer09 Thanks so much for your compliment. It's been a long time since I've had a formal instructor (mine retired seven or eight years ago). I know my technique has drifted a bit, but it's good to know that things are still recognizable. ;-)

[KunibaKaiPensacola]

VFMilitary I learned this Kata when I was 12 ( been training in Shito Ryu and Shorinji Ryu since I was 4) and you seem to have it down pretty well...I was surprised to see Tae Kwon-Do using weapons but I agree with your comment about it helping to train in different styles...I'll see if I can't find some videos of me or my students doing this kata so that you might get some veriations on it because each style is different...

[kaymbre]

@KunibaKaiPensacola Thanks for your comments. I would love to see other styles of this. We had a visiting Kobudo Master who came to our school every other week to train us in weapons before he retired. Unfortunately, I am the last of his students still at our school, so I am tasked with keeping the forms alive. If you have any recommendations for materials (videos, books, etc) I would also be interested.

[TeaBagginMunkees]

I just have one question... what style of Tae Kwon-Do is this?

This is the first sub-style I've seen that uses weapons O_O

Tae Kwon-Do literaly translates into Kicking, Punching, The art or the way.

So... just wondering :D

Not meant to be offensive :)

[kaymbre]

No offense taken at all. Our main focus is Tae Kwon Do of the Chung Do Kwan school. We do, however, train in some of the other styles, just to be well-rounded Martial Artists. The form above is a Kobudo form which I learned many years ago when I trained regularly in the style.

[SuperMecagoentodo]

Y la peña, aplaude xq grite??? amosss

[sacramushmygoat]

It's common for various Korean-style martial arts to be practised (at least in North America) along side Okinawan weaponry forms.

I trained in Tang Soo Do for five years, and had to present Bo forms on every underbelt test, as well as prepare tonfa and various other weaponry forms after I'd reached Cho-dan.

It's a good way to help balance your martial arts training, as a lot of the traditional Japanese styles use different stances and striking techniques than Korean styles.

[kaymbre]

We are not a traditionalist school, so we encourage our students to cheer on their teammates, especially in a performance situation such as this.