ODESA, FEBRUARY 14th, 2012, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — The finals of the V Karate and Kobudō World Cup will be held in Odesa in July, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The press service of the Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-do and Kobudō Federation of Ukraine.

According to their report, the event will be held 6 — 8 July, 2012.

The venue is Odesa Sports Palace.

INFORMATION: Okinawan kobudō (also known as Ryūkyū Kobujutsu, Koryū, or just as Kobudō) is a Japanese term that can be translated as ‘old martial way of Okinawa’. It generally refers to the classical weapon traditions of Okinawan martial arts, most notably the rokushakubo (six foot staff, known as the bō), sai (dagger-shaped truncheon), tonfa (handled club), kama (sickle), and nunchaku (chained sticks), but also the tekko (knuckledusters), tinbe-rochin (shield and spear), and surujin (weighted chain). Less common Okinawan weapons include the tambo (short stick), the hanbō (middle length staff) and the eku (boat oar of traditional Okinawan design).