Jyu Gata now in Ireland

IrishKnight

Jyu Gata is now in Ireland! This is the most exciting sport to hit the Martial Art community since Kick Boxing. Using Bamboo Swords (Shinai) and your existing Martial Art System with Jyu-Gata rules, and you have an amazing compeition between clubs, that provides more challange then current trends.

What more information? Ask me or follow the link...
http://www.bushido-arts.com/HTML/Index.htm

Nothingcompares

Is this for real? I was looking at the website and you seem to cater for school groups and stuff. What do you do? Give each class a stick and a helmet and tell them to whack each other? Looks like it's right up Dave Joyce's alley.

IrishKnight

I don't teach it, yet, I'm just a student. In the first class you learn the 10 basic moves for Level 1 (5 attacks and 5 blocks). The next few classes would be getting the foot work right and the movement. After a few classes you would start building up, speed, muscle and learning how you are to act, how to sit, how to hold your bamboo sword when not using it etc. Once you get you padding etc. you start fighting more...

Nothingcompares

Cool looks like fun. Any of this in dublin?

IrishKnight

not that I know of, this is new to Ireland and the only people that do it are in Kiltimagh, Mayo. But in time it will be in most cities hopeful...I'm hoping to train to become a Jyu Gata trainer this year, so that when I go to college I can start a team. But you are more than welcome to come down and try it out (they give a free class for each of their class)

Musashi

Is this legal?

Seriously, how do you find the impact from a bamboo shinai? Is there much difference in a Carbon Fibre version? What armour is used and where can it be sourced? Is this a Kendo offshoot or something else? Is there a National league or competition event where practitioners can compete?

Thanks for your time and effort in helping us understand what this style is about mate!

IrishKnight

The impact is not as bad as you would think, when you get hit by it you are more surprised than hurt and you might get a small red mark but other than that you don't feel it...tho when i was put up against another teacher of the sport, I got badly bruised on my arm...it went black within 5 min!!! But that wouldn't happen normally.

As for the armour they are from Century.
The headgear is the Macho XP Full with the Macho XP Face Shield: Wacocu.
Then for the ribs we ware Student Rib Guard
And for Shins we have the Shin INstep Armor and for the arms and hands, Hand Forearm Armor

The Rules explan the armor and uniform...
" Full uniform mandatory (wrap around or V-neck)
Colour options are any sleave length any
Tabi boots will be the only foot ware permited
Padding:Soft flexable padding for forams, and shins.
Rib/chest protection
Full head protection with face mask
And Belt

Additions to this basic requirement can be permitted, concept with explanation to be submitted to the Jyu-Gata board."

The colours used would be the team colours (each team has to register their name and colours).

You don't have to have that armor, you can go cheaper or alot dearer, as long as it is the team colours and the teacher thinks it's good enough.

I'm not sure if it is a Kendo offshoot but I'd say it is. It is big in Japan and it is slowly coming to the West. But the great thing about Jyu Gata is the fact that you can have your own style. For example say if you are a karate teacher well you can have Karate based Jyu Gata. Just that you know the appropriate rules and zones are. This way, these different support systems gives each club it's own techniques and flaver. Much like the traditional rivelrys between Dojo's.

At the moment I am learning Jyu-Gata with a Ninjitsu/Ken-Jutsu Foundation Style.

I am more than happy to help you understand it, tell friends who might be interested in it or who are looking for something different to do...

freddie manley

hey everyone

my name is freddie manley i am a certified jyu gata teacher but not curently teaching.
i am glad there is so much interest in it around ireland now.
if anyone wants me to answer any questions about it or
just wants a chat just send me an e-mail at frodomanley@hotmail.co.uk
okay im gonna leave yea now if you want to talk just e-mail me