Bojustu (beginning)
Remember to keep low, move from tanden, and enact all strikes like your fudo ken.
Elbows in tight and attack with your whole body! Manaka Sensei trained this weapon more than
any other and has some interesting anecdotes.
Always grab haji or saki (end) and keep in mind that the battle bo would have had spikes and metal knobs at the end of them for more striking impact and thus wouldn't have allowed you to grab the end.
Gambare!
Elbows in tight and attack with your whole body! Manaka Sensei trained this weapon more than
any other and has some interesting anecdotes.
Always grab haji or saki (end) and keep in mind that the battle bo would have had spikes and metal knobs at the end of them for more striking impact and thus wouldn't have allowed you to grab the end.
Gambare!
Comments
Without correct use of the feet, legs & hips, the rest of our movement, whether taijutsu or weapons, is secondary.
Even the first technique in the Shoden - "Chudan Kangi", is strewn with enough technical & insightful details to maximize use of the Rokushakubo, that many sessions could be spent on fine tuning this seemingly simple kata.