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Bruce Baker · 12-02-2002, 06:01 AM

There is another approach to using bo, jo, bokken, or any other extension of your body, you should be able to adapt any object or weapon into your techniques, your kata, or practice.

This was the philosophy of teaching by my first teacher in martial arts, and it has opened my eyes to making various objects work as extensions of techniques.

There are, of course, variations within the practice of particular weapons that do translate into seldom used movements of empty hand practice, but then that is the interesting part of the journey.

So remember ... what ever you learn should be able to be transferred to any weapon you pick up, with appropriate variations, of course.

12-02-2002, 06:01 AM	#9
Bruce Baker Dojo: LBI Aikikai/LBI ,NJ Location: Barnegaat, NJ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 893 Offline	There is another approach to using bo, jo, bokken, or any other extension of your body, you should be able to adapt any object or weapon into your techniques, your kata, or practice. This was the philosophy of teaching by my first teacher in martial arts, and it has opened my eyes to making various objects work as extensions of techniques. There are, of course, variations within the practice of particular weapons that do translate into seldom used movements of empty hand practice, but then that is the interesting part of the journey. So remember ... what ever you learn should be able to be transferred to any weapon you pick up, with appropriate variations, of course.