Okinawan Rural Village Staff and Palace Martial Arts (2)

In the previous article, I noted that mura-bō (village staff) actually includes spear, naginata, and sword, and that these weapon arts may have been transmitted from the various udun (palaces) in Shuri through Udun Hōkō (palace service). The existence of these weapon arts can be evidenced by the names of the various techniques in Nagahama Bō.

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