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Kobudo (古武道) is a Japanese term that can be translated as "old martial way." It was formerly known as Kobujutsu ("old martial art"), however, with the advent of martial arts generally becoming practiced for reasons other than that of practicality, it is now more commonly known as Kobudo. Within Japan, it can refer to any traditional martial art (such as Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū) and is synomonous with Koryu, but outside of Japan it generally refers to several different weapon traditions of Okinawan origin. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Tenshin ShÅden Katori ShintÅ-ryÅ« (å¤©çœŸæ£ä¼é¦™å–ç¥žé“æµ) is one of the oldest extant martial arts in Japan, an exemplar of koryÅ« bujutsu. ... Koryu (å¤æµ koryÅ«) is a Japanese word that translates literally as old school or old tradition. It refers to schools of martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration, a political event that precipitated Japans modernization. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

Categories: Martial arts stubs | Japanese martial arts terms Budo (æ¦é“) is a term for Japanese martial arts. ... Koryu (å¤æµ koryÅ«) is a Japanese word that translates literally as old school or old tradition. It refers to schools of martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration, a political event that precipitated Japans modernization. ... It has been suggested that Kobudo be merged into this article or section. ... An Okinawan weapon is a weapon developed in Okinawa and employed in the fighting system known as Okinawan kobudo, Ryukyu Kobujutsu and also just as Kobudo. ...

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Okinawa Kobudo History (954 words)
	The techniques of Karate and Kobudo were, by their nature, to be kept from the uninitiated.
	Modern Kobudo was founded by Shinko Matayoshi (1888-1947), born in the Naha region from a wealthy family.
	In 1970, he formed the All Okinawa Kobudo Federation (Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei) and until his untimely death in 1997 was the technical advisor for all Okinawan Kobudo styles.

Kobudo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (139 words)
	It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Okinawan kobudo.
	Kobudo (古武道) is a Japanese term which can be translated as "old martial way." It was formerly known as Kobujutsu ("old martial art") however, with the advent of Martial Arts generally becoming practiced for reasons other than that of practicality it is now more commonly known as Kobudo.
	Within Japan, it generally refers to any traditional martial art (such as Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū) but outside of Japan it generally refers to several different weapon traditions of Okinawan origin.

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