Passai nu Bo

Funakoshi passai [sho] bojutsu

Tenryu nu Bo (Tenryu no Kon): Funakoshi Bojutsu

A Funakoshi bōjutsu kata is Tenryū nu bō (Tenryū no kon). No kobujutsu kata is / are actually mentioned by Master Funakoshi. However, Shinkin Gima noted in an interview that he learnt Tenryū no Kon directly from Gichin Funakoshi. Otherwise, the best way to follow Funakoshi’s kobudō is to practise the techniques he demonstrated and consider the kobujutsu within the kata of Funakoshi karate. Of course, that doesn’t mean that a student shouldn’t learn other kata from elsewhere. On the contrary, you should always look to learn from good teachers of any effective martial / fighting art.

S. R. Marshall

Edited on 25 November 2022