Tanbō-Jutsu Kihon-Kata

短棒術   基本型

Tanbo-Jutsu (or 短棒術 in Japanese) includes the fighting techniques ( 術 Jutsu) with a small staff ( 短棒 Tanbō). The Tanbo is slightly longer than the forearm, measured from just before the forehand to just beyond the elbow. In the video embedded below (recorded on 4 September 2023), budoka Johan Oldenkamp, a former national champion from the Netherlands, performs the Kihon-Kata (or 基本型 in Japanese) of Tanbo-Jutsu developed by Wim van de Leur (1944), 7th Dan in Ryukyu Kobujutsu and also from the Netherlands. At the end of this video, the techniques of this Kihon-Kata are shown one by one through successive photos of him.

The techniques of this Kihon-Kata are:

1. Chudan-Kamae
2. Nuki-Tsuki
3. Maede-Tsuki
4. Hiraki-Uke
5. Jodan-Uchi
6. Nakae-Uke
7. Osae-Uke
8. Hikkake-Uke
9. Gyaku-Hikkake-Uke
10. Jodan-Uchi
11. Maede-Tsuki
12. Ura-Uchi Jodan
13. Yoko-Uchi Jodan
14. Osae-Uke
15. Morote-Mae-Uchi
16. Migi-Yoko-Uchi
17. Hidari-Yoko-Uchi
18. Morote-Tsuki
19. Gyakute-Mochi Jodan-Uke
20. Gyakute-Mochi Uchi-Uke
21. Gyakute-Mochi Gedan-Uke
22. Soto-Uke
23. Uchi-Uke
24. Gedan-Uke
25. Gyaku-Gedan-Uke
26. Aya-Furi
27. Gyaku-Aya-Furi
28. Ura-Uchi Gedan
29. Yoko-Uchi Gedan
30. Tetsui-Uchi Jodan
31. Yoko-Tetsui-Uchi
32. Jodan-Uchi
33. Tsuki
34. Gyakute-Mochi Uchi-Yoko-Uchi
35. Gyakute-Mochi Soto-Yoko-Uchi
36. Gyakute-Mochi Tsuki
37. Gyakute-Mochi Furiage-Uchi
38. Gyakute-Mochi Yoko-Tetsui-Uchi
39. Jodan-Uchi
40. Chudan-Kamae

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