Tonfa Tutorial
The Art of Tonfa | What is Tonfa ? | Tonfa Description | Tonfa Styles | Tonfa Tutorial The simple tonfa has a very interesting history. During the 17th Century the inhabitants of the island of Okinawa were banned by the invading Japanese government from carrying weapons such as swords and knives. Adding to this problem to the people of Okinawa was the scarcity of workable metal in the Ryukyu...
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The Art of Tonfa | What is Tonfa ? | Tonfa Description | Tonfa Styles | Tonfa Tutorial Straight Style: Basic Tonfa , Thick board with rounded edge with a handle mounted. This is a heavy duty tonfa. If you use weapon against weapons, this tonfa style can take a real beating. Square Taper Style: Squared blade with a tapered tail and beveled nose. Has good fir and balance characteristics. The...
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The Art of Tonfa | What is Tonfa ? | Tonfa Description | Tonfa Styles | Tonfa Tutorial The tonfa is an Okinawan martial arts weapon from which the modern side-handled police baton is derived. Folklore says these were originally used as wooden handles that fit into the side of millstones, or as horse bridles, and were later developed into weapons when peasants were banned from using more...
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The Art of Tonfa | What is Tonfa ? | Tonfa Description | Tonfa Styles | Tonfa Tutorial There is in principal only one kind of Tonfa although the shaft varies in shape from round to rectangular. History has also shown the butt ends to be pointed but this is extremely rare. The weapon attracts two kata in the Ryukyu Kobujutsu syllabus but because of its exposure with the police in the baton...
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The Art of Tonfa | What is Tonfa ? | Tonfa Description | Tonfa Styles | Tonfa Tutorial “The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always reduced to the perfectly still. – Sun Tzu” Tonfa is Okinawan club-like weapon with a handle at a right angle to the shaft. Typically made of wood with a rounded or a planed...
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