We provide weapons classes for both beginning and advanced students. Weapons training is optional at our dojo. Though every student will learn some skills with the bo (6' staff) weapons practice is not a requirement. Anyone can learn weapons. You don't need years of karate practice. Some schools insist that you must wait to attain a certain karate rank before you can learn weapons. This is simply nonsense. You don't need years of karate practice.

(Sai) Sai are used for striking, bocking, punching and stabbing. The sai were specifically designed to be an efficient weapon. They were used throughout Asia as a weapon for guarding Buddhist temples. They are typically used in pairs but in our martial art some of our techniques use a third sai, hidden in the belt to be drawn after throwing one.

The kama was a tool used to cut weeds and bring in the crop. It was a very simple but very sharp and potentially deadly weapon. Its structure however made it very weak when attacked with heavy blows directly to the blade. Therefore, there has been a redesign of the weapon, which is called natagama. It is stronger in its construction, because the blade runs through past the curve of the normal kama and all the way down into the handle. This makes the cutting edge bigger, and above all, the previous weak point where the sickle was attached to the stick has disappeared.