Yushinkai and RyuKyu Kobujutsu is a martial arts that originates from the Ryukyu islands of Okinawa where for hundreds of years, islanders were subjected to Chinese and Japanese domination. Because they were not allowed to carry weapons, the islanders developed a very high degree of skill in using farm implements, which they integrated into their empty hand martial arts practice. The style is divided into Karate – empty hand arts ; Emono Jutsu (weapon arts).