Description: Up for auction is a 5 Volume set of Busen Arakawa's books from the 1970's. This includes his very rare Budo Spirit book that is very rarely seen up for auction. Busen Arakawa was the most senior student of Kanki Izumikawa from the Senbukan dojo and he first joined the Senbukan in 1949. In 1955 he opened the Suginami branch dojo of the Senbukan and in 1957 he received the title of Renshi from the Dai Nippon Butokukai. From an early age he was quite proficient with the nunchaku and called upon to do demonstrations at various events. In 1964 he went to Hawaii with Kanki Izumikawa to act as an assistant. Izumikawa went to Hawaii to instruct at the branch dojo that was established there. In 1965 Busen Arakawa renamed his dojo to Rinbukan. He studied kobudo extensively with Shinken Taira and was named a shihan of Ryukyu kobudo. Arakawa also served on the board of directors for Taira’s organisation. In 1966 he was awarded 7th dan by Kanki Izumikawa, which is the highest rank he issued to any of his students. Arakawa was the founder of Sokan-Ryu Kobudo and authored two books and a series of booklets on the subject. In 1990 he relocated the Rinbukan dojo to Chiba prefecture. His two main students were Sosen Nanao and Soushin Kobayashi. Currently only Kobayashi is instructing Arakawa’s Goju-Ryu and Sokan-Ryu. This style created by Arakawa Busen is called Sokan Ryu Kobudo. Arakawa Sensi is known as 'God of the Nunchaku." Arakawa Sensei is one of the most famous students of the great Okinawan Weapon master Taira Shinken. This system uses nunchaku that are longer than standard nunchaku with a shorter rope. The devastating circular strikes and flowing movements stand out against the frantic darting movements of some of the other nunchaku styles. This 5 volume set can be shipped worldwide. I have what I believe is a complete set of all 11 Busen Arakawa specialized weapons books from the 1970's in another auction. Please see my other martial arts books and densho up for auction. thank you,
Price: 400 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2024-02-10T01:36:57.000Z
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