WILLINGTON SHO HASHI
The club is now named after Sho Hashi this is his history
Okinawa
Through the 1400's, the island experienced much turmoil. At first the island was unified by King Sho Hashi in 1429. At this time the Okinawan's were still able to posses weapons. However in 1470, King Sho Hashi destroyed the former dynasty and made due with his own. Soon all arms were banned on the island, in fear that the reign might be over thrown. As a result, the emphasis on the fighting arts further progressed. The main villages of Okinawa are credited with the main styles that emerged from Okinawa Ti. From the village of Shuri, came Shuri Ti. From the village of Naha, came Naha Ti. Finally from the village of Tomari, came Tomari Ti.
Beside empty hand combat, the Okinawan's also began the practice of Kobudo (weapons). Because of King Sho Hashi's ban on the traditional weapons (such as the commonly thought of weapons became known as the: Bo (six foot staff), the Eku (six foot oar), the Kama (grass or cain sickle), the Tonfa (utility handle), and the Nunchaku (horse bit, and even rice flail). However because the Okinawan's never restrained the practice of survival, it is conceivable that these particular weapons might not have been the only weapons practiced. In fact the Zen Okinawan Kobudo Renmei (Matayoshi Kobudo), makes use of the Kuwa (Japanee Hoe), the Timbei and Rochin (Shield and dagger), as well as the Nunti (Japanese like spear).
These styles of unarmed and armed combat were practiced in secrecy for years. Differences between Ti styles suggest the different influences of various Chinese styles. Shuri-Ti seem to utilize the external system of Shaolin boxing. While Naha-Ti incorporates the use of internal Taoist techniques. Tomari-Ti appears to be a mix of both internal and external fighting systems. These variances alone, are responsible for he evolvement the different systems into the distinct martial art styles they are today.
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