Martial Arts Hand Held Weapons Training

TRAIN WITH JAPANESE HANDHELD WEAPONS INCLUDING BO-SHURIKEN AND FUNDO- KUSARI. Meifu Shinkage-ryu includes several specialized weapon skills that can be traced to the ancient Samurai in Japan. Many of the weapon skills taught in Meifu Shinkage-ryu were once kept as secret or hidden techniques, only taught to more advanced students of traditional schools such as Katori Shinto-ryu. Meifu Shinkage-ryu teaches skills using Bo-Shuriken (stick shuriken). Such throwing spikes are made of 14 to 15cm long square bar steel, and are 6 to 7mm wide. The official MSR Bo-shuriken were designed by Someya-Sensei. The Fundo Kusari (the chain weight) is the second major weapon taught in Meifu Shinkage-ryu. A safety Fundo Kusari, made of a plastic chain and a soft weight, is used to teach novice practitioners in a safe manner. We will also cover hand to hand knife fighting, Balintawak stick fighting and various other weapons   When: Every Sunday 1-3pm Where: 5638 W 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60638 Equipment: Martial arts uniform with a white belt, or a shirt and training pants Experience: no martial arts experience required Cost: $12 a week if bought on Eventbrite   $40 USD if paid for whole month. $30 for members of the Japanese Cultural Center of Chicago (Take care of your tuition with Sheehan Sensei directly please.)