Bo Kata

[1druid1]

Hi

Can anybody give me any information, such as pictures a downloadable video or a description of the following Bo Kata.

Koshiki No Shuji

Regards

1druid1

[kobudo_tob]

Don't know it myself.

What lineage is it

[1druid1]

I belive it is an origional Okinawan Bo Kata, but the only place I have seen it mentioned is in:-

Ryukyu Kobujutsu

Regards

1druid1

[kobudo_tob]

Sorry my friend, I only know 4 bo katas - Shushi-no-kon, Choun-no-kon, Sakugawa-no-kon and tsuken-no-kon

I'm busy attempting to strengthen my gama kata and work on the Eiku kata, Tsuken-aka-cho-no-eiku-de

Sorry I can't help

-Tob

[Andrew Green]

It's within the Ryukyu Kobujitsu Hozon Shinko Kai syllabus which is Inoue's Association. He was a top student of Taira Shinken and after Taira Shinken died he broke of on his one as he was senior to Akamine (according to them anyway) but was Japanese and Taira Shinken had wanted an Okinawan to take over.

Akamine's group does not have this one in the syllabus though.

I doubt you'll find it online as it is not a "popular" kata...

[kobudo_tob]

Cheers Andrew - I'm based on the Matayoshi stuff thats why I didn't know (what an excuse!!!!!! Has to be one of the best)

[GrizzlyAdams]

within Inoue Ryuha, Koshiki is usually taught as a 4th kata. :
Shuji sho, dai, Sak Sho then Koshiki shuji.

The sequence is similar to shuji Sho, with a few notable exceptions:

starts diferent . normally bo kata starts with a half twist to the left . Koshiki remains facing front, feet together.

jodan strike
(step across with left into kiba dachi )
Ushiro Ski
Mae Ski
(turn to left into zenkutsu dachi ) mamori
(turn 180* to right into SHIKO dachi ) Hikkake
Jodan
Soto
(turn 180* to deliver block and strike, from a zenkutsu going the other way )
gedan uke
gedan ski

( pull up - left to right, facing front with feet together, bo raised above head in preperation)

( step forward into the same feet together stance ) jodan uchi
( rotate bo back to prep, cocking hips for next strike )
repeat jodan uchi etc
repeat jodan uchi

(prepare for kosa dachi hikake to the right )

(double step - first right foot down, then step past with left, then wrap right behind left KOSA DACHI ) hikake
(step back with right then left) jodan uchi ( in zenkutsu )
soto uke

turn 180* into hidarri neko ashi - prep gedan uke
gedan uke, gedan ski

step through Migi Kosa Dachi Hikake
step back with left - zenkutsu
jodan uchi
soto

( now it gets intresting )
look to the front.
move the right foot across into shiko, perform Hikakae ( SLOW )
draw the right foot back to the left - maintain the hikake
step across the right with the left -and then out withthe right

jodan uchi - zenkutsu
soto - gedan gyaku yoko uchi ( KIAI )
pull left foot back in line with right - so you end up in Kiba dachi - facing WEST from the start position

step across with the right over left. namegaeshi block - sensible - not mad shotokan tekki mode landing deliver chudan yoko

prepare bo for hikake to front. look to front.
pull foot back to be together with left, turning to face front, Hikake.


lert me know if this makes sense

PS.

Im up to 14 of 22 bo kata :
shuji 1, 2, sak 1, shu 3, sak 2, sak 3, sueyoshi, kongo, soeishi sho, dai, shirotaru sho, sesoko, urasoe, tsunekakke ( oar )

they dont get easy. koshiki isnt easy - its very deceptive.