BO: Karate Weapon of Self-Defense
by Fumio Demura
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Author: Fumio DemuraEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1976-05-01
ISBN: 0897500199
Number of pages: 184
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
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Book Review: A good introduction to using the bo
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a very solid introduction to using a bo staff (~ 6 foot pole weapon) in martial arts. The bo is nearly universally the first weapon form that practitioners learn yet there aren't a lot of really good books out there teaching people how to use one. Even a great book is no substitute for a competent instructor, of course, yet it can be a great supplement to dojo training. This one is fairly general, hence more broadly useful than some style-specific works, and pretty well done. Despite the fact that the layout is logical and the writing is quite good it is, unfortunately, a 30-year-old work with dark, grainy pictures that are a bit challenging to read. Contents include history of the bo staff, profiles of kobudo masters, types of bo staffs, bo basics (holding the staff, warm-up exercise, fighting positions), kihon (basics), striking, thrusting, blocking, combinations, applications, and basic bo kata. The comparison and contrast between open-hand and weapon applications (e.g., stances, basic techniques) is a great tie-in for karate practitioners interested in picking up a weapons form. Overall it's a very good resource.
Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction
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Fumio Demura covers stances, striking, blocking, combinations, sparring, and an entire bo kata.Martial Arts Books
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