Kobudo
- Nihon-kobudo is a direction combining systems common on the main islands of Japan and using in their arsenal edged weapons of samurai origin and weapons from the ninjutsu arsenal.
- Kobudo (other names Ryukyu-kobudo and Okinawa-kobudo) is a direction that unites systems originating from the islands of the Ryukyu archipelago (modern Okinawa prefecture, Japan) using the tools (objects) of the peasant and fishing use of the inhabitants of these islands in the arsenal.