Kobudo

Kobudo literally means "old martial ways." It usually refers to the various weapons traditions developed over the centuries on the island of Okinawa. The weapons include those used by police and royal guards, as well as implements used by farmers, fishermen, and tradesmen.

Kobudo developed in parallel with karate. Many of the well-known masters of kobudo—men such as Tode Sakugawa and his most famous student, Sokon Matsumura—were also adept at Te. The kata of kobudo, unlike most empty hand kata, have come down to us relatively unchanged.

Kobudo did not enjoy the same support from the Okinawan school system that karate did at the turn of the 20th century. Many kobudo traditions disappeared. Still, a number of them survived and are preserved to this day, though they are rare.

RyuTe preserves the kobujutsu arts of the Uhugushiku family, who were retainers to the Okinawan royal family.

References:

Sells, John. Unante The Secrets Of Karate 2nd Edition. John Sells and W. M. Hawley Library, 2000

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