Taido Kokoro Ryu - Hanbojutsu – Basic Techniques

About this course

Taido Kokoro Ryu - Hanbojutsu –Basic movements and techniques with the stickHanbojutsu is the martial art of hanbo, a stick about 90 cm long used in Japanese martial arts. This discipline teaches techniques for defense and attack by using the hanbo flexibly and effectively. Hanbojutsu is closely linked to other traditional Japanese weapon arts such as jojutsu and bojutsu. The techniques include strikes, thrusts, blocks and leverage techniques that can be used against armed and unarmed opponents. On this film we present and teach the basic use of the Hanbo (jap. Short stick). Comprehensible techniques and movements make it easy for all martial artists and fighters to integrate them into their own compilation of techniques. In a next step the here shown basics can be used during every normal training to improve his or her skills with the Hanbo. Realistic application examples will be demonstrated several times step by step and important details will be explained in a short and comprehensible way.Content:StancesBreakfallsBlocking techniquesBasic techniquesUse against grabsUse against direct grabsUse against strikes and kicksUse against body grabs and chokesThe author Danny Koch has been training different martial arts for more than 30 years. He states modestly to be “one of many” and shows the same humility in his training that is characterized by traditions.Thanks go to grandmaster Bernd Höhle, one of his closest students, and the camera team for making this educational film possible.

Course objectives

• to teach basic movements of Hanbojutsu
• to provide realistic application examples for training
• to explain important details of techniques clearly