‘KOBUDO( ancient martial arts)’
BUDO is a name of martial arts of today like JUDO, KENDO, KARATEDO, AIKIDO, KYUDO,SUMOUDO, SHORINJI, NAGINATADO,JUKENDO.
These are called modern BUDO after 19th century.
These BUDO’s main purpose is to improve and develop our personality , enhance the sportsperson ship .
But KOBUDO literally means’ ancient martial arts’ which used and trained by SAMURAI in the battlefield to kill and suppress opponents in feudal age .
There are 18 main KOBUDO’s .
•BAJUTSU( horse riding)
•IAIDO(sword)
•KUSARIGAMA( chain and sickle)
•NAGINATA(long sword)
•BOJUTSU( long pole)
•KENJUTSU( sword)
•SOUJUTSU( spear)
•KOGUSOKU( short knife)
•JOJUTSU( cane)
•FUNDOU( chain and weight)
•SHIRIKEN( dart)
•GANSHIN( needle to attack eyes)
•JUTTE( metal truncheon)
•JUJUTSU( origin of JUDO)
•TORITE( capture by bear hands )
•MOJIRI( long truncheon)
•NINJUTSU( spy and assassin ways )
•HOUJUTSU( gun)
They have many dangerous stills to defeat body parts and kill opponents which prohibited by modern BUDO.
So KOBUDO finished their original purposes now in modern age , changed as the intangible cultural heritage and self development ways like modern BUDO.
There are many training clubs of wide range of KOBUDOs all over Japan, you can see them 3rd November at MEIJI shrine every year. It’s really interesting even for Japanese like me martial arts lover!
If you are interested in the martial arts, come here and check them out next year 3rd November!!
I’m Nobu, one heart enjoy together!!!