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Bob

How did you come to find out about the Soke and what drove your interest to continue in Kiyojute Ryu

I actually found the Soke through his writings in martial arts magazines. A younger cousin of mine was selling magazine subscriptions,...

Bob

Is mixed martial arts effective against every other martial art form? Can it be used in real life?

Let’s consider the first question first: Is MMA effective against every other martial art form? We will approach this one from a sports...

Bob

Bob, I’ve been looking for an example of a tanbo kata. Do you know where I could find any?

Thanks for the question. The tanbo (also called tambo, hanbo, and hambo) is one of the most practical weapons for a martial artist to...

Bob

Is your martial art practiced in a traditional way?

That, my friend, depends on what you mean by traditional. When martial artists today talk about tradition, they’re referring to the Meiji...

Bob

Why do we have and practice martial arts? What are they good for?

There are three realms of benefit from martial arts practice: physical, mental, spiritual. We’ll take them in that order. First, there...

Bob

What’s the deal with all the titles? I’ve heard of senseis, but what are all the others?

Excellent question! As the martial arts have developed to greater degree in the US, we see more schools using titles such as those you’re...

Bob

I love the stories about the amazing feats of the old masters. What are some of your favorites?

The stories of the old masters, aside from being very entertaining, are of great importance to modern martial artists. In these anecdotal...

Bob

Why do you train with weapons like nunchaku and sai? I don’t walk around with those in my jacket.

This is an excellent question. Let me begin by saying that in Kiyojute Ryu Kempo, we train with the full range of Oriental weaponry,...

Bob

What is the most brutal martial art?

It depends on what is meant by brutal. If we take that to mean who is the most violent to its practitioners (that is, how rough is the...

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