Sensei Courtland Blade

This is a Weapons program that focuses specifically on Kobudo (Weapons). This program is open to all ranks and styles. Our Karate students and TKD students as kobudo is in it's own independent category. 

 In this program, you will be trained in the six traditional Okinawan weapons: Bo, Sai, Tonfa, Nunchaku, Eiku, and Kama. In each weapon, the students will learn Manipulation, Body conditioning, free exercise, Theory, Self Defense.

For each weapon in these areas, the students will receive certification (Small weapons Patch).

Once all 6 weapons are certified, they can go on to earn their "Kobudo Black belt" or 1st Level kanji Patch (1 Stripe).

1st Level kanji Patch (one Stripe): Certification requirement review (all six weapons)

Trias Taichi Tu Kobudo Kata (all 6 Weapons)

Perform one traditional weapons kata (From List)

2nd Level kanji Patch (two Stripe): Certification requirement review (all six weapons)

Trias Taichi Tu Kobudo Kata (all 6 Weapons)

Review the 1st traditional weapons kata 

Perform two new traditional weapons kata (from list)

3rd Level kanji Patch (three Stripe): Certification requirement review (all six weapons)
Trias Taichi Tu Kobudo Kata (all 6 Weapons)
Review the first three traditional weapons kata

Perform three new traditional weapons kata (from list)

Katas they will learn; Bo-- Tsue Sho No Kun, Shihan No Bo, Washin No Bo, Tokomini No Kun, Chimi Igiri No Kun Sai-- Tawada No Sai Dai, Yakaa No Sai  Nunchaku-- Nagamine No Nunchaku  Tonfa-- Matsuhiga No Tonfa, Hamahiga No Tonfa  Eiku -- Tsuken Asato No Eiku De  Kama-- Tozan Toyama No kama and Shinyo No Kama.

Classes will be every Thursday from 6:15 - 7:15 except every 2nd Thursday Hanshi Kincaid will lead the weapons class from 6 pm until 7 pm.

For Our current Students in either karate or TKD, you can add this program to your current plan for $30 addition a month. If you know anyone who wants to Join the Kobudo program who is not in one of our other programs it will be a monthly fee of $50. If you have the family plan the additional monthly would be $60.

At Blade Family Martial Arts Academy, our weapons curriculum is fully integrated 

with traditional Shorei Goju Ryu discipline. We train dedicated practitioners 

in the theory, form (kata), and precision application of the six traditional weapons:

* **Bō (Staff):** The foundational 6-foot staff emphasizing leverage, posture, and fluid blocking.

* **Sai (Trident):** Twin iron prongs utilized for rapid trapping, parrying, and close-quarter defense.

* **Tonfa (Batten):** Wooden handled guards focusing on structural forearm alignment and swift rotation.

* **Kama (Sickle):** Paired curved blades demanding advanced coordination, circular tracking, and focus.

* **Nunchaku (Flail):** Linked wooden blocks highlighting continuous momentum control and trajectory.

* **Eku (Okinawan Oar):** A traditional wooden oar utilizing heavy, sweeping displacements and specialized blade strikes.

Our Kobudō courses prepare students directly for advanced certification testing, theory validation, 

and competitive performance tiers across regional tournament divisions.