Sensei Courtland Blade
4th Degree Black Belt- Shorei Goju Ryu
3rd Level - Okinawan Kobudo
Instructor Angel Blade
2nd Dan Black Belt- Shorei Goju Ryu
2nd Level - Okinawan Kobudo
Okinawan Kobudo (Weapons) Class and Program
Weapons Class
We are adding a new program or add-on at Blade Family Martial Arts Academy. 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.
Okinawan Kobudo Program
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.