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Supplementary Training (Hojo undo)

  • chishi - stone lever weight. Flat stone or concrete weight with a straight handle (typically 3-6kg). Originally an Okinawan tool for packing soil.
  • nigiri-game - gripping jar
  • makiwara - striking post. A post with the striking area wrapped in rope (hence the name) or leather.
  • temochi-shiki makiwara - hanging striking post
  • ishisashi - stone padlock, with uses similar to a dumbell.
  • tan - barbell. Originally the wheels of a trolley.
  • tou - cane or bamboo bundle
  • jari bako - sand-box
  • tetsu geta - iron clogs
  • kongoken - oval metal weight (invented by Chojun Miyagi, typically 30-40kg)
  • sashi-ishi - natural stone weights
  • makiage kigu - wrist roller
  • tetsuarei - dumbell
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