Hanbō-Jutsu Kihon

半棒術   基本

Hanbo-Jutsu (or 半棒術 in Japanese) includes the fighting techniques ( 術 Jutsu) with a semi Bo ( 半棒 Hanbō), also know as Sanshakubo (or Sanjakubo). Literally this name means a staff (bō) with the length of three (san) shaku ( 尺 ), while a shaku is approximately 30.3 centimeters or 11.9 inches long (standardized as 10/33 meter). In the video embedded below (recorded on 11 September 2023), budoka Johan Oldenkamp, a former national champion from the Netherlands, performs the Kihon (or 基本 in Japanese) series of Hanbo-Jutsu consisting of Kamae-Waza (techniques for postures), Uke-Waza (techniques for defense), and Seme-Waza (techniques for offense).

Kamae-Waza:

Jodan-Kamae (Upper level Posture)
Chudan-Kamae (Middle Level Posture)
Gedan-Kamae (Lower Level Posture)
Waki-Kamae (Underarm Posture)
Hasso-Kamae (Across the Body Posture)

Uke-Waza:

Soto-Uke (Outside Block)
Uchi-Uke (Inside Block)
Sukui-Uke (Scooping Block)
Gedan-Uke (Low Block)
Harai-Uke (Sweeping Block)

Seme-Waza:

Tsuki (Thrusts):

Nuki-Tsuki (Spear Thrust)
Maede-Tsuki (Front Hand Thrust)
Gedan-Nuki-Tsuki (Low Spear Thrust)

Uchi (Strikes):

Jodan-Uchi (High Strike)
Furiage-Uchi (Upward Rising Strike)
Yoko-Uchi (Side Strike)
Ura-Uchi (Back Strike)

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