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Okinawa has long been known for its Martial Arts of Naha and Shuri Te, but it is also known for the prowess of kobudo, or ancient weaponry.  In this double DVD set you will see the art of Matayoshi and of Hokama, two of the best, Okinawan kobudo...

 Kanken Toyama moved to Tokyo in 1931 and one of his disciples soon became Hiroshi Kinjo. It was during this time that Kinjo became good friends with Richard Kim; some say he was a teacher of Richard Kim. But Kim also met and trained with Toyama...

Okinawa has long been known for its Martial Arts of Naha and Shuri Te, but it is also known for the prowess of kobudo, or ancient weaponry.  In this double DVD set you will see the art of Matayoshi and of Hokama, two of the best, Okinawan kobudo...

The Yari and Naginata were the pole weapons of the samurai and this is one of the very few DVD’s to ever teach the Yari (or spear) samurai weapon of  Old Japan.  It is believed that the Yari was part of the syllabus used by Yoshida Kotaro...

The Sai Bo, Tongfa and Tan Bo are the weapons of Okinawan Kobudo that are presented on this DVD by Master Instructors Brian Ricci and Frank Gaviola. These sai, tongfa, bo and tan bo weapons are the best weapons the Okinawan farmers used against the...

The farmers of old Okinawa used the Tongfa in their every day life and the farming of their rice fields.  You will also see the original ways they used these tools in self defence against the samurai who used the Naginata.  The lineage of these...

This DVD will show you so much about Kobudo you will totally amazed. Master instructors Brian Ricci and Frank Gaviola of the Zen Bei Butoku Kai learned these forms directly from Hanshi Richard Kim of the Butoku Kai.  Richard Kim learned them...

Master Bill Adams teaches drills, basics and several of the bo kata of Okinawan kobudo.  Key Words:  Weapons, Kobudo, Okinawan Martial Arts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCbQKXPfxRI

For the first time on video, Master Eihachi Ota teaches the difference between Matayoshi and Umani Ryu Kobudo bo kata, as well as two kama katas. In 1997 Grand master Shoshin Nagamine passed away, so in memory of his teacher Eihachi Ota has created a...