Ray's Tae Kwon Do Center also offers its students the ability to learn authentic Martial art weapons. Training with weapons helps to instill additional discipline,concentration, and hand-eye coordination.
Martial Arts weapons trace their beginnings to simple farm tools. They later evolved into weapons of self defense during the period of Japanese Samurai rule. During this time period, it was illegal for anyone but the samurai to carry weapons. Present day laws still recognize these simple farm tools as weapons. Weapons training enhances basic Martial arts' "empty handed" techniques while providing students additional learning venues.
Our weapons curriculum includes:
- Bo / Staff - Walking stick. Also used to carry two buckets of water at the same time.
- Sais - Used to break up soil, end prongs pulled rocks/roots from soil. Also used to space crops evenly.
- Nunchucks - Part of horses bit. Used to plow rice fields. Also used to crush the husks from beans.
- Kamas - Tool used for harvesting (smaller version of N. American Sickle.)
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Your first step to get started would be to sign up for our $19.95 Trial Program which includes a uniform.