Arizona Karate & Kobudo

Our SAMURAI ARTS include training with katana (samurai sword), hanbo (half-stick), naginata (halberd), yari (spear), bo (6-foot staff), tanto (knife) & jujutsu.

These arts are practiced Thursday evenings (7-8:30 pm) after kobudo.

Above - training with katana (sword). Below - rope restraining & carrying a big stick!                                                                             

 Training in traditional Jujutsu in Samurai class

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Kyoshi Rob Watson, 8th dan, demosntrates katana at the 2009 Gassuku at East Canyon, Utah with Soke Hausel looking on.

Samurai training includes a number of weapons from the Samurai and Ninja. Two weapons katana (sword) and naginata (halberd). Other weapons - yari (spear), hanbo (half-staff), manrikigusari (chain), tanto (knife), tsue (cane), yawara (short stick), and kioga (asp).