Bo, Karate Weapon of Self-defense


Book Description

Fumio Demura covers stances, striking, blocking, combinations, sparring, and an entire bo kata.




Tonfa


Book Description

In this fully illustrated book, Fumio Demura explores the full range of tonfa tactics including stances, karate and tonfa similarities, tonfa striking techniques, and self-defense applications. Demura is a member of Black Belt's Hall of Fame.




Sai, Karate Weapon of Self-defense


Book Description

This fully illustrated book covers gripping, flipping, stances, blocks, karate and sai similarities, movements, footwork, combinations and sparring. Fumio Demura is an expert in traditional karate weapons and an international ambassador of karate.




Advanced Tonfa


Book Description

In this definitive book on advanced tonfa techniques, weapons expert Tadashi Yamashita covers gripping, flipping, blocking, striking, block and counter, a karate kata adapted for tonfa, kumite, self-defense and a traditional tonfa kata.




The Complete Book of Karate Weapons


Book Description

A manual on the offensive and defensive use of karate weapons-- the knife, the yawara, the tonfa, the staff, the bo, the nunchaku, and the sai.




Advanced Nunchaku


Book Description

This volume includes variations of twirling and swinging, with two separate training kata for nunchaku. Fumio Demura is an expert in kendo, aikido, and kobudo. Dan Ivan is also a member of Black Belt's Hall of Fame.




Nunchaku, Karate Weapon of Self-defense


Book Description

All-Japan karate champion Fumio Demura demonstrates the movements and fighting applications of the nunchaku. This book features gripping stances, blocking, striking, footwork, nunchaku and karate similarities, and more than 20 defenses against other weapons.




Kobudo Bo-Jutsu


Book Description

Bo-Jutsu is a martial art of traditional Japanese longstick fighting. This special martial art has its originon the Ryu Kyu Islands of Okinawa. In Kobudo - Bo-Jutsu,the beginner will find a systematic introduction into thebasics of Bo fighting techniques. The advanced studentwill get important insights into training instructions,and ......




Bojutsu The Matsumoto System


Book Description

A translation and reproduction of a Japanese book about Bojutsu. Matsumoto Torata developed this system of Bojutsu (fighting with a staff) in the 1920s. He intended this system to be used in Junior High Schools as well as by people in the community as a method of self-defense. His training methodology likely originated with the Shingyoto Muto Ryu school of martial arts. First time in English.




Kama


Book Description

In this video, Fumio Demura sensei teaches the fundamentals of proper kama use, including proper grips, strikes, stances, counters and defenses.