Club History
The following video is from Shihan Kazumi Tabata's video "Shotokan Kobo Techniques", no longer in current production. Kobo techniques are self-defense techniques intended for use in different situation than the types of techniques practiced for sparring, a sport used to test karate skill. There are 25 Kobo techniques, split up into five levels, Kobo Shodan, Kobo Nidan, Kobo Sandan, Kobo Yodan, and Kobo Godan. All 25 techniques are required for 1kyu Brown Belt