Okinawan Kobudō, meaning "old martial way of Okinawa," is a traditional weapons-based martial art from the Ryukyu Islands, distinct from Japanese kobudō, which refers to older samurai-era martial arts. It developed as a response to historical weapons bans, notably under King Sho Shin in 1477 and the Satsuma clan’s occupation starting in 1609, which prohibited Okinawans from carrying arms. While popular belief suggests peasants adapted farming tools into weapons, evidence points to the Pechin (wa