Okinawan Kobudo - Fukyu no Kata

Kyoshi Anthony Marquez teaches the Okinawan staff form, Fukyu no Kata, learned from Hanshi Kanei Katsuyoshi. Filmed in high-definition in a professional studio, Kyoshi Marquez explains the fundamental movements and exercises that are critical for mastery of the Ryukyu Bo (staff). Kyoshi Marquez guides you through a comprehensive education in Fukyu no Kata, incorporating step-by-step details and tutorial instructions. Delivered in a private lesson-style format, each part of this instructional video is designed to be practiced along with the DVD and take your Kobudo to the next level.

Complete Education of Fukyu no Kata

• Key techniques and handling of the Ryukyu Bo
• Solo training drills to improve skills and accelerate learning
• Multiple presentations of Fukyu no Kata, including:
      *   Full-speed and slow-motion performances
      *   Walk-thru demonstration
      *   Step-by-step tutorial
• Partner applications (bunkai) from the kata
• Detail on critical points and common corrections

DVD Special Features

• Kata Photo Slideshow of every technique and transition - perfect for frame-by-frame review study
• Archived footage of training with Hanshi Kanei Katsuyoshi at the Jinbukan Hombu Dojo in Okinawa
• Fully-chaptered menus and looped scenes for training along with the DVD

About Kyoshi Anthony Marquez

Kyoshi Anthony Marquez, Sr., 7th Dan Okinawan Kobudo and 7th Dan Goju-Ryu Karate, has been training in traditional karate and Okinawan weapons since 1971. Over this time, he has studied directly with some of Okinawa’s greatest masters of recent, including Katsuyoshi Kanei (Jinbukan Kobudo), Masanobu Shinjo (Shobukan Goju-Ryu), Masanobu Kina (Rengeikan Kobudo), and Kaishu Isa (Ufuchiku-Den Kobujutsu). Through his international organization, TMAI – Traditional Martial Arts International, Kyoshi Marquez teaches these exciting traditional lineages and his firebrand style of Okinawan Kobudo and Goju-Ryu Karate.

    TMAI – Traditional Martial Arts International
    Kokusai Ryukyu Kobujustu Kenkyokai
    Tanzenbukan Goju-Ryu Karate Do

Widescreen Format (16:9) or Standard Format (4:3)
37 minutes   -   Color/NTSC