Weapons Instruction

The Kobu-Jitsu (or weapons art) that is taught at DoNoKai Temple is the Zen Bei Koku Bushikan Kobu-Jitsu system, which was developed in the late 1950s by Robert L. Willingham Shihan, with the help of many notable Sensei.

The system includes the Kaibo (short stick or nightstick), the Jo (4-ft staff), the Bo (6-ft staff), the Tonfa (a pair of rice grinder handles), Nunchatku (rice flails, sometimes mispronounced "nunchucks"), the Kama (a pair of sickles used to harvest Rice), Sai (a pair of metal pins used to plant rice), the Katana (Japanese Samurai sword), the war fan (a fan with spiked metal spines), and the Naginata (a short sword on a long staff). Click the Kobu-Jitsu Retreats link below for dates, time and types of weapons taught.

Do-No-Kai Temple presently offers a special weapons retreat.
Click here for details.

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martial arts retreats information.

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