KO - OLD, CLASSIC, ANCIENT
BU - MILITARY, MARTIAL, WARLIKE
JUTSU - ART, SKILL, METHOD, TECHNIQUE
Kobujustu or Kobudo covers training in the art or techniques of traditional Okinawan weapons. The weapons training covered within KARATE-JUTSU includes:
BO: means wood or wooden. It is used to refer to a staff or pole. A rokushakubo is a six foot long staff.
NUNCHAKU: rice flails adapted to be used as a weapon by Okinawan farmers.
SAI: is a traditional Okinawan karate weapon. It has three prongs, so some people call it a trident. The center prong is normally longer than the two side prongs. Sai are used in pairs often with a third carried in the belt as a replacement if one is used for throwing.
TONFA: a tool developed into a weapon by the Okinawans and Chinese. It is a short stick with a side handle. It is frequently used in pairs. It is also spelled as tuifa, tunfa, tunfua, and tuifua.
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