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This Kobudo: Bo Jo Techu Yari Kama DVD from Rising Sun teaches rare traditional weapon forms with expert instruction from Brian Ricci and Frank Gaviola.
The Yari and Naginata were the pole weapons of the samurai, and this is one of the very few DVDs to ever teach the Yari (or spear) samurai weapon of Old Japan. It is believed that the Yari was part of the syllabus used by Yoshida Kotaro and Sokaku Takeda, through the lineage of Richard Kim, a personal student of Yoshida Kotaro who was a personal student of Sokaku Tokeda. Sokaku Tokeda was a student at the Hozoin Temple, known for spear training. In today’s world this form can be practiced with a bo staff, but its origin is definitely that of the samurai class.
You will also learn other rare forms like Matsu Higa No Kon; Arakaki No Jo; Techu No Kata; Sakugawa Yari Shu; Kingawa Nicho Kama. Both Ricci and Gaviola are champions of kobudo in their own right, one in the traditional arena and the other on the open circuit, and they bridge those two worlds through clear instruction.
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