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    Okinawan kobudō (沖縄古武道), literally "old martial way of Okinawa", is the weapon systems of Okinawan martial arts. Okinawan Kobudō is a Japanese term that...
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    kobudō is considered in following priorities order: 1) morals, 2) discipline 3) aesthetic form. Kobudō can also be used to refer to Okinawan kobudō where...
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    Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts, such as karate, tegumi and kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due...
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    from Okinawa. It was historically utilized in martial arts such as Okinawan kobudō and southern Chinese martial arts, and has been absorbed into the curriculum...
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  • Okinawan kusarigama is a rare chain (鎖) and sickle (鎌) weapon found in the Okinawan kobudō weapons set. A noted modern practitioner of the weapon was Seike...
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    Ufuchiku kobudo (大筑古武術) sometimes referred to as ufuchiku kobujutsu or ufuchiku-den is a form of Okinawan kobudō. In this form, the main weapon is the...
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  • Naginatajutsu Maniwa Nen-ryū Ninjutsu Nippon Kempo Niten Ichi-ryū Okinawan kobudō Shindō jinen-ryū Shitō-ryū Shoot Boxing Shoot wrestling Shootfighting...
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  • Kobudo is the branch of Okinawan Kobudo developed and systemized by Taira Shinken under the Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai association. Ryukyu Kobudo...
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    hand-to-hand strikes. Today bōjutsu is usually associated either with Okinawan kobudō or with Japanese koryū budō. Japanese bōjutsu is one of the core elements...
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    such as oak, loquat or pasania. The nunchaku is most commonly used in Okinawan kobudō and karate, but it is also used in Korean hapkido and eskrima. (More...
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  • Matayoshi Kobudo is a general term referring to the style of Okinawan Kobudo that was developed by Matayoshi Shinpo (又吉眞豊) and Matayoshi Shinko (又吉眞光)...
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  • Isshin-ryū (category Okinawan karate)
    kobudō, the art of traditional Okinawan weapons, under Shinken Taira. Kobudō weapons included were the sai, bo, and tonfa. He incorporated the kobudō...
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    An eku (sometimes spelled eiku or ieku) is an ancient weapon of Okinawan kobudō. Its first intended purpose is as an oar. Taiaha "Chikin Sunakake no Eku...
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    Budō Gun (staff) Hanbō Jō Kanabō List of martial arts weapons Nami Okinawan kobudō Quarterstaff Stick-fighting Tahtib Tambo Yubi-bo Ruyi Jingu Bang Donatello...
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    Tonfa (category Articles containing Okinawan-language text)
    The tonfa (Okinawan: トンファー tonfā, Chinese: 柺; pinyin: guǎi lit. old man's staff / "crutch", also spelled as tongfa or tuifa, also known as T-baton) is...
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  • Kyūjutsu Medieval MMA Modern Arnis Naginatajutsu Nguni stick-fighting Okinawan kobudō Pillow Fight Championship Shurikenjutsu Silambam Sōjutsu Sword fighting...
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  • Miyagi (3rd president) and Yoshio Taira (4th president). es:Zen Okinawa Kobudō Renmei[circular reference] es:Zen Okinawa Kobudō Renmei[circular reference]...
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    The Kuwa is an Okinawan and Japanese weapon based on a hoe. It is used in Okinawan kobudō. http://www.okinawanweapons.com/kuwa.html http://www.ikigaiway...
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    Yamanni ryu (category Okinawan kobudo)
    Yamanni-ryū (山根流) (also Yamanni-Chinen-ryū and Yamane Ryu) is a form of Okinawan kobudō whose main weapon is the bo, a non-tapered, cylindrical staff. The...
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    control are the key components in the successful use of this weapon. Okinawan kobudō Bō Budō Bujutsu Hanbō Jō Quarterstaff Yawara Kubotan Baston (weapon)...
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    The surujin or suruchin is one of the traditional weapons of Okinawan Kobudo. It comprises a 150 -152 cm or 2-3(4,921 feet -4,986 feet or 6,5 feet -9...
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  • Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku (category Okinawan karate)
    is Chokei Kishaba's private academy of the Matsubayashi-ryu style of Okinawan Karate. The Kishaba Juku was officially founded on February 1, 1998, but...
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    Okinawa Prefecture (category Articles containing Okinawan-language text)
    University of Maryland University College. Martial arts, such as tegumi and Okinawan kobudō originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to its...
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    Uechi-Ryū (category Okinawan karate)
    Uechi-Ryū (上地流, Uechi-Ryū) is a traditional style of Okinawan karate. Uechi-Ryū means "Style of Uechi" or "School of Uechi". Originally called Pangai-noon...
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    Japan Championships in 1957. In 1959, he began training in kobudo, a style of traditional Okinawan weapons training, under the direction of Taira Shinken...
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  • Seikichi Odo (category Okinawan male karateka)
    Odo began to study Okinawan kobudō. He studied weapons arts diligently to ensure the preservation of the old ways. Odo's kobudō instructors included...
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    AD. It has been suggested that it developed along the same lines as Okinawan kobudō weapons as a modified farming tool. Others say that creative samurai...
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  • Aikido Judo Ninjutsu Kenjutsu Karate Sojutsu Naginatajutsu Bojutsu Okinawan kobudo Iaido Kusarigamajutsu Kendo Kyudo Tessenjutsu Shurikenjutsu Bajutsu...
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  • Taira Shinken (category Okinawan male karateka)
    a fellow Okinawan and karate instructor. In 1929, Taira began his studies of Ryūkyū kobudō under Moden Yabiku. In 1932 after studying kobudō for three...
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    Kenpō (redirect from Okinawan Kempo)
    allows full use of stand-up striking, throwing, and ground fighting. Some Okinawan martial arts groups use the term kenpō as an alternate name for their karate...
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