Taira Shinken – Kowakan

Minowa no Suruchin

M M May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022

I enjoy practicing Kobudo and Karate in the morning by myself so I can polish and work through techniques. True it’s probably not enough time, …

M M March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022

In the Taira lineage of Kobudo that I learned from Minowa sensei and Yoshimura sensei there are several technically complex bo kata that are taught …

M M October 16, 2021 October 16, 2021

This video footage of Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai founder Taira Shinken has been around for many years, but the original video did not list …

M M June 21, 2021 July 28, 2021

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M M January 12, 2021 July 28, 2021

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M M November 21, 2020 July 28, 2021

Another video from Chinen Shinzo showing a man practicing in his garden in the 1970s: Maezato no Nunchaku, Sakugawa no non (sho), Naihanchi shodan.

M M September 4, 2020 July 28, 2021

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M M September 2, 2020 July 28, 2021

When I was learning Kobudo from Minowa sensei I could get away with asking him questions directly; something that my senpai would never be able …