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Hanchi Tadashi Yamashita demonstrates many moves using a bo, to attack his assistant. A master in the use of many weapons, Yamashita uses the bo, which originated in Okinawa, as a tool to hit, lift and throw his assistant to the ground. Some of the...

Advanced Nunchaku Techniques Volume 2 continues with Hanchi Tadashi Yamashita continuing his fascinating tutorial of the nunchaku. The DVD begins with Yamashita showing off his nunchaku techniques at speeds that defy logic. He demonstrates some of these...

Tadashi Yamashita takes you through the fundamentals of the nunchaku weapon on Nunchaku Techniques Volume 1. A tenth dan in Kobudo, Yamashita starts this DVD with warm-ups using the nunchaku. He follows this up with wrist action, striking, blocking and...

Hanshi Tadashi Yamashita, 10th degree black belt in Karate-do and Kobudo, continues on Volume 2 to demonstrate his fighting techniques, balance, coordination, speed, power, distance, timing and relaxation. Yamashita is believed to be one of the fastest...

Tadashi Yamashita's system is called Suikendo, which translates to ‘fist flowing like water.’ He began his martial arts career at age eleven and was graded to black belt at age sixteen. Yamashita went on to develop various unique fighting...

Master Augustine Fong discusses the history of Wing Chun Kung-Fu on Volume 8 of this series. Wing Chun Kung-Fu is a martial art which was developed in southern China approximately 300 years ago. Its originator, the Buddhist Nun Ng Mui, was a master of...

Master Augustine Fong puts to rest the question about sparring in Wing Chun - absolutely there is sparring. Sparring in Wing Chun is a necessity. Master Fong teaches asking hands, blocking asking hands, single and double sticky hands, single and double...

Volume 6 concerns itself with teaching Wing Chun Kung-Fu weapons techniques. Master Augustine Fong teaches the techniques and the complete required forms of the Wing Chun Bok Jaam Do staff and the butterfly swords, or Baat Jaam Do. In the past butterfly...

As most Wing Chun Kung-Fu people will tell you, the Wooden Dummy is the next best thing to a live training partner. On Volume 5, Augustine Fong instructs you on the wooden dummy presentation, basic techniques, advanced techniques and the traditional...

According to Master Augustine Fong, the Biu Gee form is based on the Siu Nim Tao and Chum Kiu forms. Biu Gee combines the two concepts. Master Fong discusses the complete history of this form, as well as the applications, asking hands, two and three man...

Master Augustine Fong teaches the Chum Kiu form on Volume 3. He describes that the main purpose of this form is to practice body unity. He likens the body to a hammer, the hand to a nail, so if you have a hammer behind a nail, then you can nail the...

Volume 2 deals with the Siu Lim Tao form of Wing Chun Kung-Fu. Master Augustine Fong has stated that this form can be learned in one day, but to understand and digest the form takes a long time. Master Fong delves straight into the essentials you need...

These are the intermediate forms of Pwang Gai Noon. This style was built on these four forms Sanchin, Seisan, Sanseiryu, and Suparenpei. They came directly from southern China Fulian Province by Kanbun Uechi in the early part of the 20th Century to...

These are the beginner forms and knowledge of the style which eventually became Uechi Ryu the founder of Uechi Ryu. Pwang Gai Noon came from Fukian Provence in China. It is one of the original Naha Te styles alonmg with Uechi Ryu and Goju Ryu. It is...

This DVD features Masayuki Shimabukuro giving an in-depth interview about his love of Iaido, the style’s history and traditions. Iaido began in the mid 1950’s during the feudal age of Japan. Shimabukuro mentions his teacher Mr. Miura and...

On this DVD the Samurai Sword is the subject tackled by Masayuki Shimabukuro. He teaches 10 Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Seitei katas, which originated from ancient Iaido. Since these katas have been adapted from other popular styles those who want to...

Learn the 10 Tachi-Uchi no Kurai exercises on this DVD taught by Masayuki Shimabukuro. These two man exercises feature the wooden sword, or bokken, to teach techniques used with a Samurai Sword. These various techniques are pre arranged sparring...

Throughout his martial arts career Masayuki Shimabukuro focused his attention on Iaido, although he trained in many other styles in his early years. On this DVD Shimabukuro teaches the more advanced level of the standing techniques, featuring 10 Okuden...