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Matayoshi Kobudo is a general term referring to the style of Okinawan Kobudo that was developed by Matayoshi Shinpo (又吉眞豊) and Matayoshi Shinko (又吉眞光) during the twentieth century. Martial arts have been practiced by the Matayoshi family for over nine generations and draw influence from Japanese, Chinese and indigenous Okinawan ...
The Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei (全沖縄古武道道連盟) ("All-Okinawa Kobudo Federation") is a martial arts organisation that began in Okinawa in 1972, and promotes the martial arts of two experts, father Matayoshi Shinko and son Matayoshi Shinpo.
From 1911 until 1915 Matayoshi lived in Manchuria where he studied Chinese martial arts. In 1921 he gave a demonstration of his skills during Prince Hirohito 's visit to Okinawa. He later traveled to Shanghai, and returned to Okinawa around 1935 where he died in 1945.
Other noted masters who have Okinawan kobudō kata named after them include Chōtoku Kyan, Shigeru Nakamura, Kanga Sakukawa, and Shinko Matayoshi. Okinawan kobudō arts are thought by some to be the forerunner of the bare hand martial art of karate , [ citation needed ] and several styles of that art include some degree of Okinawan kobudō ...
Matayoshi Shinpo learned martial arts from his father from his birth until his mid-twenties. He learned several kata associated with Naha-Te in his early childhood. [2] Despite being a well-respected expert in Okinawan karate, Matayoshio is perhaps best known for his practice of Kobudo.
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The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) is dedicated to the promotion and development of martial arts worldwide. [2]Among other objectives of IMAF are the expansion of interest in Japanese martial arts, the establishment of communication, friendship, understanding and harmony among member chapters, the development of the minds and bodies of members, and the promotion of global ...
Nakamura was hesitant to allow this, but in the end did. Odo incorporated Kobudo in the mid-1970s. In July 1983, Odo restructured the Okinawa Kenpo Karate-Kobudō Association, renaming it the Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudō Federation. In 1998 to ease derisiveness, Odo changed the federation name to the Ryūkyū Hon Kenpo Kobujutsu Federation.