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Hino Akira, Kobudo.

Practice on Feb 18 & 19th 2008 in Tokyo, Tawaramachi dojo.

Kobudo (古武道 ) means old martial ways. It refers usually to forms of martial arts that were formed before the Meiji restoration of 1868.

There are two categories of kobudo; Nihon No Kobudo (日本の古武道 ) which refers to mainland Japanese martial arts, such as kenjutsu, jujutsu, sojutsu, bojutsu, naginatajutsu, shurikenjutsu, etc. Essentially martial arts used by the Samurai warrior caste. Training methods for this category are almost always paired when practical. Some of the older schools such as Shosho-ryu, Yagyu Shingan-ryu & Takenouchi-ryu still have techniques that are used in period armour, referred to as Kacchu bujutsu (甲冑武術 ).

The other category is Ryukyu Kobudo (琉球古武道 ) or Okinawa no Kobudo (沖縄の古武道 ) which is refers to martial arts originating from the Ryukyu archipelago or Okinawa. The origins and training methods in this category of kobudo are very different from it's mainland Japanese counterpart, due to Chinese cultural influences. Ryukyu/Okinawa no Kobudo includes bojutsu (different in format to Japanese bojutsu), nunchakujutsu, saijutsu, tonfajutsu, suruchinjutsu and kempo/te/karate. Training methods are done solo in kata form to record and preserve technique as a database and then paired in kumite form to teach oyo/bunkai.

Daniela Anti-Aging School presents Master Hino Akira doing Kobudo â‘ 

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