Tonfa-Jutsu Kihon

トンファー術   基本

Tonfa-Jutsu (or トンファー術 in Japanese) includes the fighting techniques ( 術 Jutsu ) with the T-baton ( トンファー Tonfa ) according to Ryukyu Kobujutsu. Next, Kihon (or 基本 in Japanese) means basics or fundamentals. In the video embedded below (recorded on 8 May 2023), budoka Johan Oldenkamp, a former national champion from the Netherlands, performs these basic fighting techniques for the Tonfa, both front left ( 左 hidari ) and front right ( 右 migi ).

The individual techniques of this basic Tonfa Kihon series are:

1. Uchi-Uke
2. Soto-Uke
3. Gedan-Uke
4. Gyaku-Gedan-Uke
5. Ura-Uchi
6. Gyaku-Mawashi-Uchi
7. Katsugi-Hikitori
8. Uchi-Yoko-Uchi
9. Soto-Yoko-Uchi
10. Katsugi-Hikitori
11. Tsuki

The following Kihon series (recorded on 24 April 2023) is based on the Renzoku ( 連続 ) Kumite ( 組手 ).

© Ryukyu-Kobujutsu.org : This page was last updated on 2023/05/16.