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