Sakugawa Bo Shodan
Bo Technique Notes

Count

Stance

HD

Count

1 (os)

2

3

4(*)

5(*)

6(*)

Weapon

-
ClB(R) -> ChYUB (L)
ShSpB ->UsSpB-> ShSpB

MUkB
MUkB

MUkB

Technique

Ready Left

-

-

-
-

-

Stance

MD

KiD (L)

-

ZD (LN)

ZD (RN)

ZD (LN)

Count

7(*)

8(*)

9(*)

10(*)

11
Weapon
GeSpB (L)
ClB (R) -> AUB (R)
MUkB
ClB (R) -> AUB (R)
MUkB
ClB (R) -> AUB (R)
-

Technique

-
-

-

-

K

Stance

ZD (LN)

GyD (R) -> MD (L)

-
GyD (R) -> MD (L)

-
GyD (R) -> MD (L)

-

Count

12(*)

12a

13

14(*)

15

16
17

18
Weapon
MUkB
AUB (L)
PB (L)
JSpB (L)
MUkB
AUB (L)
PB (L)
JSpB (L)

Technique

-
-
-

-

-
-

-

Stance

ZaD (R)

KD (LB)

-

ZD (RN)

ZD (LN)

ZD (R)

KD (RN)

ZD (RN)

Count

19(*)

20

21(*)

22(*)

23(*)

24
Weapon
JSpB (R)
AUB (L)
ChYUB (L)
JNaYUB (R)
ChYUB (L)
MgUkB -> AUB (L)

Technique

-
-

-

-
-

 

Stance

KD (LN)

ZD (R)

GyD (R) -> KiD (R)

-

-

MD (L) -> ZD (LB)

Count

25

26(*)

27

28 (yemae)

Weapon
-
JUkB -> UkB (along right leg)
-
-

Technique

mt (L), mt (S), mt (R)

mt (J) -> mt (ush, ged)

mt (shomin)

Ready Left

Stance

-

MD (RB) -> ZD (RB)

-

MD (LB)


Count
h1 (nowadae)

Stance

HD

Stances

Bo Techniques

    
 

HD

  
AUB
Atama Uchi Bo
JUkB
Jodan Uke Bo
 

KD

  
ClB
Clear Bo
MUkB
Mai Uke Bo
 

KiD

  
ChYUB
Chudan Yoko Uchi Bo
MgUkB
Migi Uke Bo
 

MD

  
GeSpB
Gedan Spear-Thrust Bo
PB
Parry Bo
 

GD

  
JNaYUB
Jodan Naname Yoko Uchi Bo
ShSpB
Shomin Spear-Thrust Bo
 

ZD

  
JSpB
Jodan Spear-Thrust Bo
UsSpB
Ushiro Spear-Thrust Bo
 

ZaD

          

 
Bo Techniques
  

 
 

 

K
Kiai
  

Hands

h1

Karateka stands erect with; bo gripped in right hand, against right hand side of body, resting in crook of shoulder joint; right-palm forward; left-palm flat against left hip.

  
 

Notes
4 Karateka pivots feet in left facing forward stance. Right hand rises to right shoulder, then drops to hip as left hand rises to leftshoulder, then thrusts bo forward into a vertical block, Mai Uke Bo
5 Karateka pulls bo to left shoulder, vertical, pivots feet into right facing forward stance, then thrusts bo forward into a vertical block, Mai Uke Bo
6 Same as 4
7 Karateka rises from stance to balance on right foot, picking up left foot to knee height. Simultaneously, karateke spins bo till right hand is at right shoulder and left hand is at belt, strikes down at the ground (stopping just short), the reversing entire sequence back into zenkutsu dchi
8 Karateka steps around bo into gyaku dachi, clearing down to the right, then continues into mosubi dachi, performing a head strike, atama uchi bo
9 In mosubi dachi, karateka blocks to left, then steps into gyaku dachi, clearing down to the right, then continues into mosubi dachi, performing a head strike, atama uchi bo
10 As 9
12 Karateka makes 3/8 turn to the right, facing 45 degrees back-right, and springs into zazen dachi with right foot forward.
14 Karateka draws bo back on left side, then makes a spear-thrust at the attasker's head, trapping the bo under the left armpit
19 Karateka reverses direction in to a kokutsu dachi, making a spear-thrust on the right. In this orientation, the reaer of the bo presses against the right bicep, between elbow and shoulder
21 Karateka lines left foot up with right foot, facing right from start direction, in gyaku dachi, then twists abruptly to the left in kiba dachi, striking flat and outside left.
22 Karateka brings bo parallel to feet, at belt height; blocks atraight up; rotates bo in a flat half turn, right hand moving rearwards first; then keeping the bo horizontal, continues the rotation till the originally right hand end makes a head-high strike at 45 degrees to the right.
23 Karateka reverses traversal of bo back to the belt, then snaps the right hend end to the left in a horizontal strike.
26 Karateka moves right foot next to left in mosubi dachi while looking and blocking overhead (bo front to back) then continues the foot back into zenkutsu dachi, blocking along the back leg, bo ending at the ankle.

 

Details for Stance Changes

(R)

Right leg, full step

(L)

Left leg, full step

(RN)

Right leg, no step

(LN)

Left leg, no step

(RB)

Right leg, back step

(LB)

Left leg, back step

(RH)

Right leg, half step

(LH)

Left leg, half step

(R45)

Right leg, 45o step

(L45)

Left leg, 45o step

(RN45)

Right leg, 45ono step

(LN45)

Left leg, 45o no step

(RB45)

Right leg back, 45o step

(LB45)

Left leg back, 45o step

(RB90)

Right leg back, 90o step

(LB90)

Left leg back, 90o step