Also known as
Ryūkyū Kobujutsu
Description
Okinawan Kobudō is the weapons system of Okinawan martial arts, encompassing
traditional weapons such as the bō (staff), sai (trident), tonfa (handled club),
kama (sickle), and nunchaku. It developed alongside karate in the Ryukyu Kingdom
and was systematized in the 20th century by masters such as Taira Shinken and
Moden Yabiku.
Tags
okinawan-martial-arts · kobudo · weapons · koryu
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Okinawan Kobudō. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYJC7J3MB81B06881FVFYGAG - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KYJC7J3MB81B06881FVFYGAG, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Okinawan Kobudō}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYJC7J3MB81B06881FVFYGAG}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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