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Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD)
The Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD) was founded in 1985 by Master Chogi Kishaba in Okinawa, and Sensei Toshihiro Oshiro in the United States. The charter for this association is the research and development of Okinawan Karate and Kobujutsu technique. RBKD is open to practitioners from any traditional style of Karate who have a serious interest in the Okinawan Martial Arts.The RBKD association is headed by Master Kishaba and administered in the United States by three directors: Sensei Oshiro - West Coast Director, Sensei Kiyoshi Nishime - Mid-West Director, and Sensei Toyotaro Miyazaki - East Coast Director. These four senior instructors are authorized to bring new Dojos into the organization and to award promotion certification in RBKD. The RBKD curriculum centers on Okinawan weapons with an emphasis on Bo. It also includes practice and research with the other "traditional" Okinawan weapons of Sai, Tonfa, Kama, and Nunchaku. The underlying style for the RBKD is Yamanni-Chinnen Ryu Bojutsu. The hope and intent behind RBKD is that the practice and focus on the unique footwork and body dynamics of Yamanni-Ryu will deepen each of the members understanding of the Okinawan Martial Arts and translate into stronger movement and technique in their respective empty hand practices
If you are interested in RBKD, please contact RBKD by mail or
visit Oshiro Sensei's website:
Yamanni-Chinen Ryu
Yamanni-Chinen Ryu (also known as Yamanni-Ryu or Chinen no Bo) is one of the oldest, yet least publicized bo styles in Okinawa, and it has had a deep impact on Okinawan weapons development.
While the actual lineage and historical roots of Yamanni-Ryu are buried in
the mists of time, we know that this style was passed down through the Chinen
family. The style was formally named by Masami Chinen (1898 - 1976) after his
grandfather, Chinen Sanda, who was also called Yamanni-Chinen (Yamanni is the
Japanese nickname that identifies that particular branch of the Chinen family.
The written character literally means "at the foot of the mountain"). Chinen
Sanda researched bojutsu from many different Okinawan practitioners. He is the
first Yamanni-Ryu teacher to begin developing the sophisticated techniques that
we see in the style today. He is also the inventor of the Yamanni-Ryu katas: In addition to his grandson, Masami Chinen, other Okinawan martial artists trained for a time under Chinen Sanda, most notably Yabiku Moden and Oshiro Chodo. From the roots of these other instructors the influence of Yamanni-Ryu has been felt throughout the Okinawan weapons culture. Yabiku Moden's student, Taira Shinken, formed his own weapons system that has become widely popularized in modern martial arts practice. While these different Okinawan weapon systems might share some of the same kata titles with Yamanni-Ryu, they differ from Yamanni-Ryu in the fundamentals of their movement. |
