Thoughts about how modern day kobudo studies may not have had a place in Toudi

Thinking about what kobudo was done in the pre-karate era of Okinawa, when I think of the potential weapons present on Okinawa how likely was it that they were employed by those toudi traditions. 

One of those glimpses of those traditions came from the book “The Secret Martial Arts of Ryukyu”. This is what I found. “ The martial artists (bushi) of the Ryukyu can be divided into five distinct groups. First of all, the Shuri bushi, who were in charge of protecting Shuri Castle. Next, the Tomari bushi, who were in charge of domestic law enforcement. Third ,the Naha bushi, who were in chages of protecting the Chinese envoys (Suppushi) as well as the tribute ships sent from Ryukyu to China. Next were the Udun bushi, who were involved in the politics of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Finally, the bushi of Naha’s Kume Village, who were in the service of Chinese imigrants.” These were not open schools for training. It was training given to young men to enter into their families obligation for service to Okinawa. 

Then compare that likely training against the possibility that the potential Okinawan kobudo weapons that already existed on Okinawa. Much of what came to become modern kobudo tradition likely had little use for their actual professions. Of course just my logical opinion, which may not be reality of what others believe. Many of the tools from the past of Okinawa can be seen in a prior post I made at