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Motokatsu Inoue

Soke / Gansho

Japanese grandmaster and founder of Ryukyu Kobudo Shinbukan for traditional Okinawan weapons.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth12/4/1918
Date of Death1/1/1993
Era20th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / Title10th Dan Ryukyu Kobudo Shinbukan
Active Years1940–1993

Biography

Motokatsu Inoue (Gansho) studied under Shinken Taira and Yasuhiro Konishi. He established the Ryukyu Kobudo Shinbukan association, codifying kata for bo, sai, tonfa, and nunchaku.

Associated Martial Arts

Okinawan KobudoMaster→

A body of Okinawan weapon schools alongside the empty-hand ti from which karate grew. The commonest weapons are the bo, sai, tonfa and nunchaku.