Okinawan Kobudo
(Yamanni-chinen ryu)

Instructor: Sensei Dong Tran, Yondan, Yamanni-ryu

Focus of Training

Yamanni-Ryu training puts students in touch with the original martial art of Okinawa and enhances coordination, dynamic body integration, and generation of power.

Bojutsu is the main subject of study of Yamanni-Ryu. Practice involves Kihon (basics), Kata, and Kumibo (applications). Secondary weapons include: Sai, Tunfa, Nunchaku, and Kama.

History and Lineage

Yamanni-Ryu was originated by the legendary "Todi" Sakugawa (1753-1815), codified by three generations of the Chinen family, established on Okinawa in the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD) by Master Chogi Kishaba, and taught worldwide by Sensei
Toshihiro Oshiro.