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Level of Difficulty: 2nd Dan and Above
Bo No Bo Gorino is a specialized set of drills for the student so that they may learn how to better strike and defend with the Bo, quarter staff.
The series of strikes and defenses can be practiced as shown with Shihan Hendersona and Shihan York in a two person pair. Otherwise the drill may be performed in a star formation with 5 participants.
When performing the drill in the star formation there are four defensive participants who take the North, South, East, and West positions roughly 7 to 8 feet from a center offensive participant. The offensive participant in the center of the drill is the one who orients the others and as such always faces Shomen. As the drill unfolds the center offensive participant attacks the North participant, then the South participant, then the West participant, then the East participant and then finally again to the North participant with the 5th and final technique. When particed in this fashion the drill is vary dynamic and fun to practice. When practicing multiple times the various participants rotate in a clock-wise fashion replacing the attacker in the primary position. This enables each participant to practic both the offensive and defensive sides of the kumite.
When practicing one-on-one each participant practices only one side until it is agreed to shift between the two as is customary in most yakusoku kumite partnerships.
Below you find Shihan Henderson and Shihan York demonstrating at teaching speed the one-on-one formation drill for Bo No Bo Gorino.
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