John Giacoletti wrote:
I noted in the kumite with the machete like sword and shield vs. the bo that the bo wasn't severed by direct cuts of the sword. Not a Samurai katana
No but fun to watch! The sword and shield are collectively called "tinbe" (at least I think the term applies to both).
I could figure out the names of the bo kata but not for the sai or other weapons.
Since the DVD does not come with a menu, nor does the case list one, I sat down one afternoon and created one as best I could, and I believe it to be reasonably accurate.
Matayoshi Shinpo at tomb/shrine
- monkey form (although I think this is the one David says is a Praying Mantis form)
- an ad-lib bo demonstration using parts from various kata
At the Kodokan
- bo hojo undo 1-5
- Shushi no Kon kata
- Tsuken no Kon kata
- Choun no Kon kata
- Shiishi no Kon kata
- Sakugawa no Kon kata
- Kuwa kata (hoe)
- Sansetsu no Kon kata (3-section staff)
- Shinbaru no Sai kata (this is the main sai kata in Matayoshi Ryu)
- Nuntei no Kon kata (bo with a manji sai attached to one end)
- bo hojo undo 1-5 bunkai
- bo hojo undo 1-5 bunkai with Kendo protection
- Tonfa Dai Ichi kata
- Shiishi no Kon kata (performed by Gakiya Yoshiaki)
- Tinbe kata (performed by Gakiya Yoshiaki)
- tinbe vs bo prearranged kumite
- another tinbe vs bo prearranged kumite
- eku vs bo prearranged kumite
- Tsuken Akachu no Eku kata (performed by Matayoshi Shinpo)
- monkey form (performed by Matayoshi Shinpo)
At the Beach
- Sai Shodan kata
- Sai Nidan kata
- Manji Sai kata (performed by Gakiya Yoshiaki)
- Tonfa Dai Ichi kata
- Nunchaku Sandan kata
- Tsuken Akachu no Eku kata (performed by Gakiya Yoshiaki)
- eku vs kuwa prearranged kumite
- Sansetsu no Kon kata
- sansetsu vs 2 bo prearranged kumite
- tonfa vs bo prearranged kumite
- Kama kata (performed by Gakiya Yoshiaki)
- Suruchin kata (chain with a weight at one end)
- Sakagawa no Kon kata (performed by Gakiya Yoshiaki)
- Nuntei no Kon kata
- Hakatsuru kata (performed by Matayoshi Shinpo)
Thanks again for the reference.
You're most welcome, enjoy!