The context of this essay is mainly in Yuishinkai style karate and its “sister” school of Ryukyu kobujutsu. Most of the assumptions are made based on the personal experience by the writer upon his visit to Japan in April 2010.

The year 2010 started with a demonstration of Ryukyu kobujutsu

The attached images show the basic stances used in Ryukyu Kobujutsu when practising with a bo, a long stick.

In the Japanese martial arts, one should bow a so called 30 degree bow when showing respect to the training place, audience and whenever a higher respect isto b...

In the beginning of May a group of Slovenian martial artists went to have trainings of two of their favourite martial arts at the coast of Slovenia. Here I count as a Slovenian too, but without a passport.

In the weekend of 10th and 11th of May 2008, there will be a Ryukyu Kobujutsu seminar in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It will be conducted by the Finnish head instructor of the style, Ilpo Jalamo, 6 dan Shihan.

Ilpo Jalamo will be instructing a summer seminar in Estonia in the summer. Exact dates: 8th - 10th August 2008.

How to make a Japanese Fist?

Art is always a creative action, all tough here is used as an example a art item, which was discovered from the Ryukyu island in Japan.