We have also trained the Cape metro Police,Traffic and law enforcement in a self defense fitness program for FIFA football World Cup 2010 readiness. Karate is the ideal art for kids for building self-confidence, balance, co-ordination, discipline and courtesy, while learning basic self-defense skills. Karate lessons in our Dojo will teach you that real martial arts is about the way we treat one another, and ourselves. All these efforts help the youngsters and adult pupils in your school on their way to become better human beings. Most traditional Okinawan systems use some or all of the weapons that are used by the Shimbukan association. However, Ryukyu Kobudo is unique in bringing all of the weapons together into one system. The practice of Kobudo has continued for hundreds of years and the techniques used are powerful and focused. As a general rule, a bo is measured to be ideal if it is one fist length longer than the person’s height. It was originally derived as the average length between nodes on bamboo. (These rules also require the bo to be made from Oak.) Beginning students should definitely continue to check that their hands are in the correct position after doing a technique, as it is common for hands to migrate towards one end or the other. One thing for students of all levels to remember is that you should never grip a bo. The thumb and forefinger close around the bo and control it. During Kata, the bo continuously moves through the hands for the various strikes and blocks so if there are chips in the wood then splinters are inevitable. The quality is excellent but they are expensive especially if you have to pay for shipping. Make not of the balance and the feel of the weapon. Oak is the standard but any hard wood such as teak, maple, beech or redheart make great bo. The different types of wood do have different properties and this can affect the use of the bo. If you do have a varnished bo you can sand the bo down. Over time and use, natural body oils will nourish the wood and help make it smooth. This is particularly noticeable at the spots where the bo is held. Use another hard wood weapon such as a Tunfa to smooth the bo. Run the tunfa smoothly along the length of the bo and you will find that it seems to polish the wood. Don’t leave a bo in a hot car for long periods of time as this causes warping.
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