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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 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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    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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  • 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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  • Naginatajutsu Maniwa Nen-ryū Ninjutsu Nippon Kempo Niten Ichi-ryū Okinawan kobudō Shindō jinen-ryū Shitō-ryū Shoot Boxing Shoot wrestling Shootfighting Shōrin-ryū...
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    from Okinawa. It is 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 martial arts refers to the martial arts, such as karate, tegumi and kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to...
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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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  • 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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  • instructor. In 1929, Taira began his studies of Ryūkyū kobudō under Moden Yabiku. In 1932 after studying kobudō for three years and karate for 10 years, he received...
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    fighting styles. The tonfa belongs to a group of ancient weapons called kobudo weapons. When the Ryukyu islands were independent from Japan, Ryukyuans...
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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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    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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  • 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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    surviving styles. The staff evolved into the bō with the foundation of kobudō, a martial art using weapons, which emerged in Okinawa in the early 17th...
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    Honorable Chairman, Nihon Kobudō Shinkōkai (Japan Kobudo Promotion Society), 1997-2014. Director, Nihon Kobudō Kyōkai (Japan Kobudō Association). During his...
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    Morales where he learned to sharpen his Goju karate technique), Taekwondo, Kobudō, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, Jujutsu, Kyokushin and Boxing, with a specific focus...
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    martial arts, which were established after the Meiji Restoration (1866–1869). Kobudō or koryū are the opposite of these terms referring to ancient martial arts...
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    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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  • martial arts Styles of Chinese martial arts Styles of wrestling Comparison of kobudō styles Karate kata—includes comparison of kata performed by style Corcoran...
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    Aikido, Hapkido, Eskrima, Sayoc Kali, Jujutsu, Krav Maga, Iaido, Kendo, and Kobudo. The techniques used by MCMAP vary in degrees of lethality, allowing the...
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  • Founder Chokei Kishaba Current head Katsuhiko Shinzato Arts taught Karate, Kobudō Ancestor schools Shuri-te, Tomari-te, Matsubayashi-ryū Practitioners Katsuhiko...
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    won the East Japan Championships in 1957. In 1959, he began training in kobudo, a style of traditional Okinawan weapons training, under the direction of...
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    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 accurately...
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  • began to study Okinawan kobudō. He studied weapons arts diligently to ensure the preservation of the old ways. Odo's kobudō instructors included many...
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    proposed as one of the origins of the two-piece baton known in the Okinawan kobudō weapon system as the nunchaku. The first recorded use of a flail as a weapon...
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    enter either as individuals or as part of a team. Evaluation for kata and kobudō is performed by a panel of judges, whereas sparring is judged by a head...
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  • Okinawa Seidokan (category Kobudo)
    techniques, and Kobudo katas mostly of the Ryukyu Kobudo lineages. Shian Toma opened his dojo in 1960 teaching Shorin Ryu and Kobudo to the local populace...
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    Maryland University College. Martial arts, such as tegumi and Okinawan kobudō originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to its central...
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  • Aikido Judo Ninjutsu Kenjutsu Karate Sojutsu Naginatajutsu Bojutsu Okinawan kobudo Iaido Kusarigamajutsu Kendo Kyudo Tessenjutsu Shurikenjutsu Bajutsu Jujutsu...
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