Functional strength training for karate: Hojo undo with heavy bo staff

Hojo undo or supplementary training is important for developing speed, power and technique in your self-defense.
Taika Seiyu Oyata demonstrating hojo undo with heavy tanbo in Moorhead, MN in April of 2005 at the Shinkenkan Ryute dojo.

[@vigilantchristian6314]

Very nice!

[@HiddenTeachings]

Thanks!

[@alpachinko9154]

Any advice for those of us that aren't so good at woodwork etc for finding suitable weighted bo/tanbo?

[@HiddenTeachings]

For bo, just find a length of iron or steel at a hardware or auto supply. Tanbo hojo undo can also be performed with a good heavy pair of sai or youth baseball bats.

[@alpachinko9154]

@@HiddenTeachings Ooh thanks for the info. Luckily I have Sai, just never used them as a stand in for Tanbo

[@dion1582]

I do my tanbo kata with the heavy tanbo. You just can't do the switching from end to end

[@dion1582]

Can you please do a video of the heavy tanbo kata(exercises)?