Ryukyu Kobujutsu heeft zijn origine op de Ryukyu eilanden van Okinawa en heeft een fascinerende geschiedenis die honderden jaren omvat. Talrijke meesters hebben het lesgeven gecontinueerd, zorgdragend dat deze klassieke krijgskunst overleeft als een authentiek vechtsysteem. › Continue reading…

Ryukyu Kobujutsu appeared as early as 700 years ago on the Japanese Ryukyu islands, which are today known as the province of Okinawa. At least this is the common belief. However, the exact history of the art is not certain and some historians argue that the art has actually got clear Chinese roots as examples of similar weapons have been found in China and are historically preceding Okinawan development. It is clear that Chinese martial arts greatly influenced early beginnings of Japanese martial art styles but it could also be influenced by Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai methods due to close contact these countries had in trading with Okinawan islands.
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The Ryukyu Kobujutsu Association teaches the traditional eight kinds of weapon as handed down by the late Grandmaster Shinken Taira. These weapons are the Bo, Sai, Tonfa, Kama, Tekko, Nunchaku, Tinbe-Rochin and the Surujin.

These weapons are linked in their usage and action and naturally compliment corresponding open hand techniques. It is important to understand these links, as this allows progression and continual enhancement of the understanding of their usage and deployment.

Here you can learn about the weapons of Ryukyu Kobujutsu, the history of each weapon, their strengths and weaknesses and their usage within the Ryukyu Kobujutsu system.
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