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Hanbo Jutsu
Stick techniques as defense
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The stick fighting Bo / Hanbo-Jitsu was created at the time of the samurai era. Originally developed for the defense with the sword without achieving immediately the fatal sword thrust. Hanbo Jitsu, (Hanbo = medium long stick about 92 cm) belonged in feudal Japan to the classic weapons that found their genesis or development on Okinawa. These so-called "farmers - weapons" were mostly made of useful toolsbecause it was the peasants and priests generally prohibited to carry any type of weapons. When 1575 the spear of Nagafusa Kuriyama was destroyed by an opponent's sword fighter and he continued to fight with the rest of the shaft and thus defeated his opponent, the Hanbo was added to the curriculum of the Kukishin Ryu.
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Over time, the techniques of each preferred stock length were adjusted. Thus the "standard-Bo" has a length of 185 cm, the Jo-Bo about 128 cm and the Hanbo (Half-Bo) about 92 cm (which is the length of a "normal" sword). Universally the Hanbo is of good use because of its possibilities as impact, shock, lever, fixing and transport techniques.
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Hanbo-Jitsu is a self defense system that is exercised with a 80 cm-100 cm long stick. Because the Hanbo is easy to conceal by its small size, it can be used effectively e.g. by the wrist rotations in fast attacks through various levers, shock and impact techniques in combat. It can be replaced in the real self-defense, for example, by an umbrella or walking stick, making it suitable for everyday use in any case.
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Hanbo-Jitsu complements our, otherwise unarmed, martial arts offer outstanding. Among other things, because the self-defense forms Ju Jutsu and Jiu Jitsu include defense against stick attacks. By stick fighting experience the weaponless defense is improved against stick attacks.
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The modern martial art of Hanbo-Jitsu, as an independent martial arts, consists of the components KIHON; individual techniques and elementary school, the KUMITE; partner training and self-defense techniques and KATA; the training of forms.
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