Students must train in TTJ for a significant period of time before being granted the privilege of weapons training. We want to know the student, and make sure the student understands the responsibility that comes with learning these skills.
Orange belts begin training with fighting sticks.
Upon promotion to green belt, Bo and Jo staff is introduced.
Blue belts are eager to pick up their bokken (wood sword).
Once reaching purple belt, tonfa’s and kama’s are practiced.
Red belts focus on Sai’s, while brown belts learn that along with nunchaku, canes can also be used as a weapon.
Black belts and beyond work with a variety of weapons, including ninjato and shuriken.
T’ai Chi Chuan students work on T’ai Chi sword, and other traditional weapons.