OKINAWA KOBUDO DOUSHI RENSEI-KAI™
The Official Site for the World Wide OKDR Organization
Ten Year Anniversary of OKDR Life Experience Adventure In Okinawa
May 14th - 26th 2012
Saturday and Sunday March 31st and April 1st Kobudo Weekend
Mount Prospect IL.
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The Meaning of the Crest:
The symbol in the center is called “Hidari Mitsu-Domoe(three souls circling clockwise) which is the crest of Ryukyu(Okinawa) royal families, and we decorate nine crowns around the symbol.
Our crest expresses the hope that Okinawa Kobudo, the traditional Okinawa martial arts, will expand and develop through out the world by Kushu-Rengyou and Kugyou-Kyukyoku of our comrades.
Kushu-Rengyou: Be skilled in martial arts through many years of training.
Kugyou-Kyukyoku: Master the true martial arts through unbearable practice.
*Nine crowns and Kushu-Rengyou, Kugyou-Kyukyoku
Nine crowns express Kushu-Rengyou and Kugyou-Kyukyoku by using the same beginning sounds of each of the words. (Nine is pronounced “Ku” in Japanese).