kobudo
London
Founded by grandmaster Taira Shinken 平 信賢 (1897–1970) to preserve the ancient
martial arts of Okinawa, before the modernization of Karate in mainland Japan.
Codified into a complete system of kihon, kata and kumite by Inoue Motokatsu
井上元勝 (1918-1993), the first man to be awarded 'Hanshi' (Menkyo Kaiden) by Taira
Shinken.