Vero Beach Karate Association: Weapons Training

The Weapons Program is very popular!

In this program, students are trained to use various martial arts weapons:

nunchuks
escrima sticks
bo
tonfa
bokken
sais

Seminars are held every six weeks on Saturdays, and are usually full. Students seven and up at all levels qualify to attend these seminars.

In the martial arts, the term "weapons" is not used in the usual sense of the word. In martial arts terminology, it means "implements."

Martial arts implements are not used for striking, as in combat. Instead, they are used in training as a means of increasing manual dexterity and improving hand-eye coordination.

Students can also achieve rank in the Weapons Program.

Along with the gains students make in manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination, students have great fun learning and demonstrating weapon twirls and stunts.