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Motobu (本部町,
Motobu-chō,
Kunigami and Okinawan: Mutubu) is a town
located in
Kunigami District,
Okinawa Prefecture, ****an. As of
October 2016, the town...
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Motobu Chōki (本部 朝基,
April 5, 1870 –
April 15, 1944) was an
Okinawan karate master and
founder of
Motobu-ryū. He was born into a
branch of the Ryukyuan...
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Motobu-ryū (本部流) is a
karate school founded in 1922 by
Motobu Chōki from Okinawa. Its
official name is
Nihon Denryū Heihō
Motobu Kenpō ("****an Traditional...
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surviving example is
Motobu Udundī (lit. '
Motobu Palace Hand'),
which has been
handed down to this day in the
Motobu family, one of the branches...
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Motobu Airfield is a
World War II
airfield on the
Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa, near the East
China Sea coast. The
airfield was
deactivated after 1945....
- Minna-jima (水納島) is an
island within the
Okinawa Islands,
administered by
Motobu,
Kunigami District,
Okinawa Prefecture, ****an. 26°38′N 127°48′E / 26.633°N...
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Motobu Chōyū (本部朝勇, May 2 1865 -
March 21 1928) was an
Okinawan martial artist and the 11th sōke of
Motobu Udundī. He was also
Ryukyuan royalty and the...
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Motobu Udun Tomb (****anese: 本部御殿墓,
Motobu Udun-baka) is a
turtleback tomb (亀甲墓 kamekōbaka)
located in
Ganeko in today's
Ginowan City,
Okinawa Prefecture...
- P****ai (katakana パッサイ), also B****ai (バッサイ), is a
karate kata.
According to
Motobu Chōki, the P****ai kata was one of the
three most
practiced kata in Okinawa...
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Motobu Peninsula (本部半島,
Motobu hantō, Okinawan: Mutubu) is a
peninsula in the
Yanbaru region of
Okinawa Island. It is
surrounded by Nago Bay to the...
