Talk:Comparison of kobudō styles

Iha's style
which kobudo style does Iha practice in his dojo in Lansing on tuesdays and thursdays? Tkjazzer 00:55, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I've never been to one of his weapons classes and I don't know what they practice. All of the styles currently listed in the article are karate styles that also practice weapons. I'm only aware of one purely weapons system (with a lineage), which is Yamanni Chinen-Ryu bojutsu. In Iha's dojo, I don't think the weapons are part of any formalized system. All the Shido-kan dojos in my area do practice weapons, but not part of a formalized system, and none are under the direction of Iha. --Scott Alter 02:44, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

He holds kobudo on Tuesdays and Thursdays. See the website: http://ihadojo.com/HombuDojo/classschedule.htm -Tkjazzer 03:23, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanni_ryu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanni_ryu. I think this is the style to add. I will try to add it.

"Required" field
what does "required" mean? and is it explained well enough in the article. The article says weapons training is standard. I assume that is what required means... but does it? Tkjazzer 20:23, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

My intention for the required field was for use by non-kobudo martial arts that also practice weapons. This field was to be whether or not kobudo is required for students to practice. For example, in most karate dojos, kobudo may be offered to supplement the standard karate curriculum, but is not required. In other dojos (or systems), kobudo may be completely integrated into the curriculum. I intended this to be a yes or no field, only applicable to non-kobudo martial arts. If you can think of a better way to implement this, go ahead and make the changes. Maybe if the answer to "required" is no, then that art should not be listed here and we should remove that column. If the answer is no, then the art is most likely known for its open-handed techniques, rather than its weapons. --Scott Alter 21:27, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

What about obligatory or mandatory?--78.51.36.3 (talk) 08:23, 8 March 2009 (UTC)