Ancient bōjutsu, bō-odori, bō-furi, or village bō received much less attention than its famous sister discipline of Okinawa Kobudō. However, to understand Okinawa Kobudō, and to understand Okinawan martial arts in general, these old traditions are a mirror of the past that must not be ignored. They represent a captivating realm of Okinawan culture, where the ancient art of the bō...