Shitoryu is a form of karate that was founded in 1934 by kenwa mabuni a synthesis of. Ryukyu kobudo kongoryu nunchaku dvd trailer youtube. Itosuryu karatedo demonstration by 4th soke sadaaki sakagami. Ryukyu kobudo kongoryu is okinawan weapon style which was established by the martial artist, ryusho sakagami. Ryukyu kobudo kongoryu was an okinawan weaponary martial arts style that was created by the martial artist, ryusho sakagami.
Okinawan kobudo nunchaku and sai book by ryusho sakagami. As a result of his efforts to further promote the martial art to karatedo, ryusho sakagami was awarded the honorary karatedo title of renshi man of discipline in 1942 from the dai nippon butokukai, the most prestigious martial arts organization in japan at the time. He receivedthe first shihan licensefrom the modern pioneer of kobudo,master shinken taira. Master sadaaki sakagami was appointed shihan and head of the kanto region by the okinawa headquarters of the ryukyu kobudo hozon shinkokai in 1969. At this time, he became interested in karatedo and kobudo and began to learn them from moden yabiku. He is the son of the late ryusho sakagamisensei, 10th dan 19151992. Sakagami ryusho started kobudo with master tamashiro from okinawa in 1929 and then with master moden yabiku from 1935 and mabuni kenwa, was awarded shihan certificate in. Introduction to ryukyu kobudo kongoryu bojutsu youtube.
It is approximately 22 in length and sold as a pair. As you might know,ryusho sakagami,the author of this book is 3th soke of itosukai. He began practicing the martial art of kendo around the age of ten and in his later teen years began to study iaido way of samurai sword draw. Ryukyu kobudo kongoryu was an okinawan weaponary martial arts style that was created bymaster ryusho sakagami. Ryusho sakagami 1915 1993 was born in hyogo prefecture. He received the first shihan license from the modern pioneer of kobudo, master shinken taira. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Ryusho sakagami diligently practice these arts and by the mid 1930s 3435, he enrolled at the prestigious tokyo university, the kokushinkan, whos specialty was producing the top kendo instructors in japan. He has published a great karate book titled karatedo taikanblue book. This sai features octagon steel handle and octagonal pointed steel staff. Seizen motobuha shitoryu karate do, seizen ryukyu kobudo. Itosuryu karatedo demonstration by 4th soke sadaaki sakagami and shihan fumikazu ichikawa on february 17th, 1980 at nippon budokan japan martial arts stadium itosuryu karatedo stems from the.
With the support of ryusho sakagami 19151993, he opened a number of shitoryu dojo in the osaka area, including one at kansai university and the japan karatedokai dojo. Notable dates related to ryukyu kobudo mar 9, 1942. Karate weapon of selfdefense features grasping, striking, blocking, kata, maneuvering and applications. It was established by the great okinawan karate master anko itosu 1835 1915 and passed down to kenwa mabuni 18891952 to ryusho sakagami 1915. To this day, the largest contingent of shitoryu practitioners in japan is centered in the osaka area. With the support of ryusho sakagami 19151993, he opened a number of shitoryu dojo in the osaka area, including one at kansai university and the. It is also the oldest kobudo school in mainland japan. It was while he was attending the university, that he became interested in the art to karatedo and in kobudo. Itosuryu karatedo demonstration by 4th soke sadaaki sakagami and shihan fumikazu ichikawa on february 17th, 1980 at nippon budokan japan martial arts stadium itosuryu karatedo. Over the next few years ryusho sakagami continued his education and intense training in various martial arts and around 1937, after repeated visits to okinawa to train in karatedo and kobudo, he was encouraged by some of the great masters to return to mainland japan and continue his studies with the prominent okinawan master kenwa mabuni in osaka.