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Wrexham Sanjaku Bo Seminar 17th July 2005 |
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Seminar report by John Robinson On Sunday the 17th of July, John Anderson & Steve Greenfield held a seminar at the North Wales Jissen Kobudo Dojo’s home, the N.E.W.I. in Wrexham. The seminar topic was Hanbojutsu, or Sanjaku Bojutsu from the Kukishin school.
This weapon is practiced in 5 levels:- 1) Kamae Gata:- This is to practice the Kamae (stances) while learning the feelings behind each of the kamae, there are three in total 2) Kihon Happo:- These are short kata which are practised to grasp the basic form and handling of the Hanbo, there are 13 of these in total as most of these are Sayu (to be practised left & right) Then there are the 3 levels of techniques known as the Shoden No Kata, the Chuden No Kata, and the Okuden No Kata. It was these three levels that were the focus of the seminar. One of the characteristics of these is that you have only one Kamae to use per level. With the Kata (techniques) from the Shoden level, we begin from Kata Yaburi No Kamae, the opponent attacks multiple ways using a Kodachi (short sword) With the Kata from the Chuden level, we begin from Munen Muso No Kamae, the opponent is armed with a Daito (Long sword) The Kata from the Okuden level are practised beginning from Otonashi No Kamae, again, the opponent will be attacking using a long sword.
One of the great assets of training with a Hanbo, is that it teaches you to use your Taijutsu (body movement) and not to rely on the stick itself, as the techniques will not work if you do. The techniques are very quick and direct, as you are against opponents with sharp weapons, which leaves you no room for error. This was emphasised in the seminar by the two Dojo Cho, to get a better level of training and a higher understanding from all of the students. The seminar had a good attendance with students turning up from all over the UK. |
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