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Weapons - Yawara (continued) |
| Besides variations
on the length, shape and tips, the images of the Chizikunbo
available on the internet have quite a |
| variety of
configurations of holes drilled to thread the string or rope for
fingers through. There are also at least two |
| treatments of the
string or cord: one is to tie a knot, presumably one that be
tightened or loosened, which is likely more |
| accurate from a
historical perspective, and the other is to take advantage of
one of the properties of paracord. This means |
| tying simple knots
at both ends, melting the knotted area with a match and trimming
off the excess. One can |
| countersink
relatively shallow holes of larger diameter to conceal the
knots. We would likely use this
method if the |
| configuration for
a particular student was likely to be stable - perhaps after
several months of testing. |
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As noted below, we have seen three loops for single fingers: the
index, middle and ring fingers. And two loops for two |
| fingers -
either the index and middle fingers or the middle and ring
fingers. There is also a large loop that accommodates |
| all four fingers.
Whether or when to include or exclude the pinkie finger varies
quite a bit. |
| We are indifferent
to what color the paracord is - although bright (safety) orange
seems to be a favorite of many. |
| Unless the
individual student is bothered by empty holes we would be
inclined to drill the four holes. It would certainly |
| be possible to
adjust the distances for a given student. We will have to
closely obse5rve some of the videos of |
| chizikunbo katas
that are available to determine weapon usage. Our current
drilling templates are below |
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