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This highly acclaimed Video Training Series on the traditional art of Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo is truly a "must have" item for your video library. The OKINAWA KENPO KARATE KOBUDO VIDEO SERIES is the most complete presentation available on this unique traditional system of Okinawan Martial Arts which traces its lineage from the mid-1700's. The Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo system taught by Hanshi C. Bruce Heilman, includes a total of 51 kata: 21 open hand and 30 weapons kata. (Kata List) The open hand katas trace their lineage for the Shuri-te and Naha-te orthodox systems. (Lineage Chart) The weapons katas have their roots from some of the greatest Kobudo Masters in Okinawa (Mitsuo Kakazu, Seike Toma, Shinko Matayoshi, and Kenko Nakaima) . Weapons taught include: bo, sai, tunfa, nunchaku, kama, tekkos, eiku, nunte sai, nunte bo, yari, and tinbe & rochin.(Kobudo Equipment) A total of 25 video training tapes are available, which takes the practitioner through the full Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo Koryu Kan system. The tapes focus on history, basics, kata and bunkai. The videos feature Hanshi C. BRUCE HEILMAN, President of the International Karate Kobudo Federation and a student of the arts for over 40 years. Hanshi Heilman is internationally recognized as a leading practitioner / authority on traditional Okinawan Karate and Kobudo. He has authored numerous articles which have appeared in Black Belt, Inside Karate, Dojo, Karate Profiles, Samurai, Kick & Punch, and Sport Karate International, and he serves as a Board Member of various traditional martial arts organizations worldwide. Hanshi Heilman was a senior student of the late Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo Grand Master Seikichi Odo (1926-2002), Okinawa, Japan. Hanshi Heilman and his IKKF are dedicated to the preservation of the "Old Ways".

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