|  Master
Tadashi Yamashita
|
While Matayoshi Kobudo
forms the foundation of the Weapon Arts program at Budo, and Shinpo Matayoshi,
the son of style originator Shinko Matayoshi, was the primary weapons (kobudo)
instructor of Master Yamashita (the head of our style), Master Yamashita
has studied and teaches a wide variety of kobudo and other weapon traditions.
This is one of the reasons Master Yamashita is world renown for his weapons
skills. He has applied these weapons principles to other objects (including
shoes, belts and business cards). Master Yamashita calls his weapon arts
Zen (for “Complete”) Okinawan Kobudo. These arts are a core
component of the well-rounded and practical Budo Weapon Arts Program.
Weapons within Zen Okinawan Kobudo include additional
material for the Bo, Sai, Tonfa, Nunchaku, and Kama, as well as
Jo, and Flexible Weapons (belt, rope, socks, etc.).
All Weapon
Arts (Kobudo) at Budo
