Beberapa kelompok seni bela diri Okinawa menggunakan istilah Kenpo sebagai sebuah nama alternatif untuk sistem karate mereka atau untuk seni beladiri mereka yang berbeda
tetapi tetap terkait di dalam hubungan seni beladiri leuhur. Hal ini dapat diilustrasikan oleh Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation
International, di mana Shorin-ryu adalah gaya karate yang sebenarnya dipraktekkan, sedangkan "Hakutsuru Kenpo", atau "Hakutsuru Kenpo karate" adalah gaya khas terkait tetapi juga diajarkan olehasosiasi.
Referensi awal dengan istilah "Okinawa Kenpo" kembali ke awal tahun 1900-an. Selama
Referensi awal dengan istilah "Okinawa Kenpo" kembali ke awal tahun 1900-an. Selama
periode ini nama tersebut digunakan sebagai nama generik untuk semua Okinawa Karate. Tidak sampai awal 1950-an bahwa penggunaan nama bergeser untuk menggambarkan suatu sistem karate tertentu yang diajarkan oleh Guru Shigeru NAKAMURA.
( English )
Some Okinawan martial arts groups use the term Kenpo as an alternative name for their karate system or for their different but still related martial arts in the relationship of noble martial arts. This can be illustrated by the Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation International, where Shorin-ryu is the actual karate style practiced, while "Hakutsuru Kenpo", or "Hakutsuru Kenpo karate" is a distinctively related style but is also taught by association.
The initial reference to the term "Okinawa Kenpo" goes back to the early 1900s. During this period the name was used as a generic name for all Okinawa Karate. It was not until the early 1950s that the use of names shifted to describe a particular karate system taught by Master Shigeru NAKAMURA.
( English )
Some Okinawan martial arts groups use the term Kenpo as an alternative name for their karate system or for their different but still related martial arts in the relationship of noble martial arts. This can be illustrated by the Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation International, where Shorin-ryu is the actual karate style practiced, while "Hakutsuru Kenpo", or "Hakutsuru Kenpo karate" is a distinctively related style but is also taught by association.
The initial reference to the term "Okinawa Kenpo" goes back to the early 1900s. During this period the name was used as a generic name for all Okinawa Karate. It was not until the early 1950s that the use of names shifted to describe a particular karate system taught by Master Shigeru NAKAMURA.
