Weapons Weapons Tetsu Shin Ryu Kobudo is the portion of Kempo Karate that involves the training with weapons. Kobudo is the formal training of a student in the use of weapons in a defensive and offensive situation.
Weapons are the extension of the body.
If you cannot use your hands or feet, then weapons training will be almost impossible to master. The weapons that we train in are traditional Okinawan weapons. When weapons were banned in Okinawa, the farmers adapted everyday farming tools as weapons and developed skill in using these disguised weapons. The Bo was a 6 foot staff used to carry water buckets on each end. The Kamas were sickles used to cut down the crops.