Seikichi Odo (July 26 1926 – March 24 2002) whose name means world walker in Japanese was born in Okinawa. He combined kobudō and karate techniques to found the Ryūkyū Hon Kenpo Kobujutsu Federation. His teacher Nakamura Shigeru introduced the use of bōgu (protective equipment) for full contact sparring.
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