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Tag Archives: Kobudo
Okinawan “Colonist Samurai”
Okinawan peace theory is a difficult topic, most of all for Okinawans themselves. Often, the era of the 15 Years War and Okinawan participation in “the system” is categorically marginalized, denied, and not addressed. The reasons for this are varied, … Continue reading
Online exhibition: Shihan certificates in Okinawa
Recently, there was a social media discussion about the difference between sensei and shihan. Both sensei and shihan mean teacher, but while sensei is used extensively in general, shihan is an older term used particularly in the world of budō and other traditional arts such as calligraphy, flower arranging, … Continue reading
Posted in Okinawa no Kokoro, Postwar Okinawa Karate, Terminology
Tagged Kobudo, shihan, shihan license, Shimbukan
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Shushi no Kon (old-style) 3 – Nejiru
This is about Shushi no Kon (old-style) as I have described here in text and illustration as well as in video here. In his 1930 description, which is the earliest description of a Bō kata, Miki uses the term nejiru on … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series, kobudo, Prewar Okinawa Karate, Terminology, Translations
Tagged Bojutsu, Chinen Sanda, Chinen Sanrā, Kobudo, Miki Jinsaburō, Miki Jisaburo, nejiru, Taira Shinken
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The Issue of Varying Combinations in Taira-lineage Saijutsu
In the Saijutsu kata of Taira-lineage are often found longer combinations which are almost the same, but which almost always slightly vary. This is a real issue for practitioners, particularly during the first years. I have been asked how to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Chatan Yara no Sai, Hama Higa no Sai, Hantagwa no Sai, Jigen no Sai, Kobudo, Kojo no Sai, Saijutsu, Taira lineage, Tawada no Sai, Tsuken Shitahaku, Yaka no Sai
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The Twilight of Lord Kogusuku
Traditional Okinawa kobudō uses a shield with one hand in combination with a weapon in the other. There are basically two variants. One is the shield known best from Matayoshi lineage kobudō, which uses loop and handle, and which is … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, kobudo, Misc, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Kobudo, Lord Kogusuku, rochin, Tinbe
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The Ueku was the Sword of the Fisherman
Earlier today I wrote a piece about a current design of an ueku (oar), which you can read here. I would like to add a short note about the various designs of the ueku and what the design means for … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series, Equipment, Hachiman-ryu
Tagged Kobudo, kobudo weapons, oar, ueku
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The inheritance of Kobudo is “destiny.” There is no end to research [Dojo Tour 3]
Translation of an article from Okinawa Times, April 17, 2017. “Kobudō is my life. I have been pursuing it all my life, but research is endless.” Nakamoto Masahiro (79), who was selected as the only intangible cultural property holder in … Continue reading
Posted in Translations
Tagged Bunbukan, Chibana Choshin, Kobudo, Nakamoto Masahiro, Okinawa, Taira Shinken
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Okinawan Samurai — The Instructions of a Royal Official to his Only Son
Troubled about the future of his only son and heir, a royal government official of the Ryukyu Kingdom wrote down his ‘Instructions’ as a code of practice for all affairs. Written in flowing, elegant Japanese, he refers to a wide … Continue reading
Posted in From the Classics..., Misc, New Developments, Publications, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective, Translations, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Aka Pechin, Chokushiki, Higaonna Kanjun, Karate, Kobudo, martial arts, Okinawa, Okinawan Samurai, Ryukyu, samure, yukacchu
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Sueyoshi no Kon III – Après moi le déluge !! (Bojutsu Kata Series)
Today I scratched and scraped off a 50 year old paper slip to get closer to a secret… A secret related to what Urasoe, Sueyoshi, Sesoko, Soeishi, and Shiishi no Kon have in common. And what not. Here we go. … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series
Tagged Isshin-ryu, Kobudo, Shimabuku Tatsuo, Shishi no Kon, Soeishi no Kon, Sueyoshi no Kon, Taira Shinken, Urasoe no Kon
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Weaponry during Edo-nobori
Edo-nobori were Ryūkyūan pilgrimages to Edo on official occasions, like the enthronement of a new Ryūkyūan king or the succession of a new Shōgun in Japan. During these pilgrimages a very few number of weapons were carried by Ryūkyūans like … Continue reading
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Bojutsu, Chinen Pechin, Edo-nobori, Kobudo, Kon, Kusanku, policce captain, shisan, Wang Ji, Wanshu
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