Ufuchiku Kobujutsu

[camotheman]

Hey guys,

Does anyone have any experience in Ufuchiku Kobudo? How does it compare to some of the main styles of Kobudo?(Yamanni, Matayoshi, Ryukyu) Is there difference in application, body mechanics?

 

It’s my understanding that some of the short weapons taught in Yamanni ryu come from Ufuchiku Kobudo (mainly sai via Kina Shosei -> Kyan Shinei -> Nagamine Dojo), and I was curious how much was transmitted and what was left out.

- CS

[sensei8]

I’ve only heard of Ufuchiku Kobujutsu from my Soke and Dai-Soke but I’ve not trained in that style directly. They told us that that style has quite a lot of kobudo weapons compared to many other Okinawan Kobudo styles.

 

 

[camotheman]

I’ve heard the same, I fear the information regarding it is very limited, and that there are not many practitioners. Supposedly there are very many kata, with there being many weapons practiced. I do find it quite interesting that the main weapon of the style is the sai. 

[Iwahte]

What information are you guys looking for? I have been a student of Isa Kaishu, headmaster of Ufuchiku-Den Kobujutsu, for over 15 years (started the 3 years I lived in Okinawa) and am the only official branch Shibu dojo outside of Okinawa. Will go back to see him and train at honbu in two months. 

[camotheman]

On 5/10/2026 at 11:03 AM, Iwahte said:

What information are you guys looking for? I have been a student of Isa Kaishu, headmaster of Ufuchiku-Den Kobujutsu, for over 15 years (started the 3 years I lived in Okinawa) and am the only official branch Shibu dojo outside of Okinawa. Will go back to see him and train at honbu in two months. 

Thanks so much for responding, I mainly wanted to ask about your saijutsu, which I’ve heard is the main weapon practiced in Ufuchiku Kobujutsu.

How many sai kata do you practice? Do you also train partner practice with the sai? 

The saijutsu in my system (Yamanni-Chinen Ryu Kobujutsu under Hanshi Kiyoshi Nishime) is said to come from Ufuchiku Kobujutsu, and I was wondering how similar it is to what you practice. The sai kata we practice are Shimabuku no Sai Ichi/Ni, Nakandakari no Sai (I have also seen this referred to as Dantai no Saijutsu in an old Matsubayashi video), Kyan no Sai, Kishaba no Sai Sho/Ni, and Yuni no Sai. Do any of these coincide with the kata you practice?

Our main weapon is the bo, we practice kumi-bo, but I have not seen anything similar for the short weapons in our style, only kata. 

Is your use of the sai more focused on use against an unarmed opponent or an opponent armed with some sort of weapon?

I have tried to find resources on your style of Kobujutsu but the information is very limited.

Thank you so much! - CS