Strengthening and conditioning the body. Hojo undo are supplementary conditioning exercises specifically used in karate and designed to develop ambidextrous physical strength, stamina, muscle coordination, speed, and posture.
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Goju-Ryu katas
Gōjū-ryū has 12 core kata: gekisai dai ichi & dai ni, saifa, seiyunchin, seisan, saipai, shisochin, sanseiru, kururunfa, sanchin, tensho, and suparenpai. Understand what they mean and how you should train them.
Shaolin forms
Shaolin forms are an essential part of Shaolin training, which are moves of the fiercest animal in the Jungle: tiger, leopard, snake, crane and even the imagined dragon, adapted into forms: “The Five Animals”, “The Ten Animals”, “Tiger and Crane”
Kobudo katas
In Okinawan Kobudo, every weapon has a set of katas we must master if you want to keep evolving. Bo, sai, tonfa, nunchaku: did you learn all the katas for all those weapons?
Nunchaku waza
Nunchaku waza, the okinawan kobudo junbi undo for nunchaku.
Kobudo hojo undo
The basic. This is where we start and this is where we’ll go to keep evolving. This is the kobudo hojo undo for Bo, Sai, Tonfa and Nunchaku.