Bujinkan 六尺棒術 Rokushakubō Jutsu kata 五法 Goho

my in depth focus on the Bujinkan 六尺棒術 Rokushakubō Jutsu kata 五法 Goho. Watch all my videos at: http://www.rojodojo.com/
Goho means "five ways," and it is easy to see four of the steps contained in the kata, but the fifth is hidden. The surprising fact is that it can be hidden at different spots in the kata.
What many don't see in this kata, is the way that you use the bo to manipulate space. It opens up the attacker and exposes suki.

As with any multi-step kata, each step should be done with intent. Many people just focus on the steps and never learn what's behind the kata. If you understand and explore the intent behind each strike or block, each shift in footwork, or every moment in the flow of the kata, then you may know the point of the kata itself.

Each strike with the bo has a potentiality. It may strike where the densho says or not. This is key to understanding any kata. If you blindly follow each step, you suck the life out of the form and you are training a dead art.

To have life, each strike has the possibility to strike any suki that presents itself. Train this way and the kata will come alive. It will make sense. You will find yourself understanding why the kata was passed down to us with these particular steps.

Then the bo comes alive and you feel like it is fighting on your behalf.


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