Kou Bu Ryu Kobudo
Kobudo utilizes items common to the Okinawan farmer or fisherman as weapons of self-defense based on the movments of Koburyu Karate. Students study methods of striking and blocking to defend against an weapon-wielding opponent. Understanding weapons trains the student to understand a weapon wielding opponent even if one has no weapon themself. Primary weapons studied include Bo, Sai, Nunchaku, Tinaka and Iaku.