Also known as | Ufuchiku-Den |
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Focus | Okinawan kobudō |
Country of origin | Okinawa, Ryukyu Kingdom |
Creator | Kanagusuku Sanda Ufuchiku |
Famous practitioners | Shosei Kina, Saburo Tokashiki, Masanobu Kina, Kaishu Isa, Kiichi Nakamoto, Shin'yei Kyan |
Ufuchiku kobudo (大筑古武術) sometimes referred to as ufuchiku kobujutsu or ufuchiku-den is a form of Okinawan kobudō. In this form, the main weapon is the sai, and other weapons such as bō, eku, tuifa (or tonfa), nunchaku, tekko, teko, techu, nuntesu, kama, gusan, sanjakubo, kusarigama, nawa, uchibo, surujin, kyushakubo, nuntesu bo, jingasa, renkuwan, sansetsukun, naginata, tessen, and tanbo are studied as secondary weapons.[citation needed]