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is a school of
karateis a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
founded by Choki Motobu in 1922. The official full name is
Nihon Denryu Heiho Motobu Kenpo ("Japan's traditional tactics Motobu Kenpo").
, a Motobu family style of Karate, is also sometimes called Motobu-ryu or Motobu-ryu Udundi. It is a combination of the native Okinawan martial arts
Te (an earlier name for Karate), Okinawan kobudō and Ryukyuan Dance.
Chosei Motobu is the inheritor of both Motobu-Ryu (his father's art) and Motobu Udundi (the art of his uncle,
Choyu Motobu' was an Okinawan karate master and elder brother of karateka Motobu Chōki.Motobu Chōyū was born in Akahira village in Shuri, Okinawa. His father, Anji Motobu Chōshin was a descendent of Prince Shō Kōshin , the sixth son of Okinawan King Shō Shitsu...
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