Classes are conducted twice weekly by Sensi Robert DeMoisey
Contact @ 360.978.6555
e-mail robertdemoisey@yahoo.com
Who: adult classes for 16 and over
Where: Classes are held at the
YardBirds Mall
2100 N. National Ave.
Chehalis, Wa.
When: Monday - Wednesday 6:00 to 7:30 PM
How much: Classes are $40 per month
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SAI Originally the Sai were used as a tool by Okinawa peasants to measure the distance between seeds in a crop. The Sai was poked into the ground and because of the forked shape it would leave three holes. When it was poked again, the farmer would line up the first and last hole and thus have an evenly spaced crop. After months and years of poking with this tool and flipping, resting, etc. a person could become quite proficient in putting the small point of this karate weapon exactly where he wanted it As a weapon, Kokondo incorporates the Sai as an extension to the empty hand techniques. It is used in striking to augment the tsuki (punch), as protection against blocking other weapons, and when executed properly, will deliver a devastating strike by flipping the tip out to the attacker. Tonfa Like the other Okinawan kobudo weapons, the tonfa was used as a working tool, before being a weapon. The tonfa was an arm of a millstone for preparing grain, which could easily be removed. The main part of the tonfa, the shaft, consists of a large hardwood body, about 50 to 60 centimetres in length, and a smaller cylindrical grip secured at a 90 degrees angle to the shaft, about 15 centimetres from one end. Kokondo uses the tonfa as an extension to the empty hand techniques. It can be used for striking, blocking, and to control the attacker with pressure point and joint locks. |