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本部御殿手

Motobu Udun-di karate in Okinawa

Motobu Udun-di (本部御殿手) is the martial art handed down in the Motobu Udun, a noble household of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Uehara Seikichi (1904–2004) learned it from Motobu Chōyū, named his school Motobu-ryu in 1961 and opened the art to the public in 1970. It combines strikes and kicks with tuite (joint locks and throws) and a range of weapons.

6 Motobu Udun-di dojo in Okinawa are listed on this page.

Lineages and histories differ between schools and are sometimes disputed; treat this as orientation, not a ruling. See Okinawan karate styles explained and where to train.

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