Category Archives: kumibo

Gedan-uke, Mamori, Hikkake, Gedan-barai, etc.pp. – Variations in Bojutsu techniques

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Andreas Quast

When looking at old footage, or if you have practical experience, you know there are several variations in the performance and characteristics of the same movement in different schools. Also, from written descriptions, there are different names used by different … Continue reading →

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Kobudo, entertainment art, or both?

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Andreas Quast

It is sometimes hard to distinguish if an old photo or a demonstration on film is actually a martial art or something else. Like this, there was a question in social media about a number of sketches from the 19th … Continue reading →

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Shitsuden and Shinden

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Andreas Quast

The term shitsuden 失伝 means disruption; interruption; non-continuation; to fall into desuetude; the loss of a tradition, a practice, a custom, etc. It can mean the loss of a full tradition, such as a complete school or style (ryūha), or … Continue reading →

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Was soll das heißen? – Terminologische und technische Implikationen des Nagahama Bō

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Andreas Quast

Eine Terminologie bezeichnet die „Gesamtheit der in einem Fachgebiet üblichen Fachwörter und -ausdrücke“ oder einfach „Nomenklatur.“ Innerhalb der Entstehung von Karate- und Kobudō-Terminologien gibt es einige Punkte zu beachten. Erst einmal entwickelten sich die modernen Karate- und Kobudō-Terminologien erst im … Continue reading →

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The first kumibo tournament of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Association was held February, 2011.

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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The first kumibo tournament of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Association was held February, 2011.

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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The first kumibo tournament of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Association was held February, 2011.

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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The first kumibo tournament of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Association was held February, 2011.

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Andreas Quast

 

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Kumibo – 3rd Okinawa Dentō Kobudō Championship, Feb. 2011

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Headlock – 3rd Okinawa Dentō Kobudō Championship, Feb. 2011

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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