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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Sai (weapon) (section Parts (in Okinawan))
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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