He combined kobudō and karate techniques to found the Ryūkyū Hon Kenpo Kobujutsu Federation.
Odo's kobudō instructors included many of the leading practitioners of Okinawa, such as Mitsuo Kakazu, Kenko Nakaima, Shinpo Matayoshi and Seiki Toma.
In 1953, Nakamura opened his own dojo in Nago city and called his form of karate "Okinawa kenpo".
Bogu Kumite is a rough, full contact training method in which the participants are discouraged from using feints and jabs and are expected to throw full-power blows.
Rules vary between practitioners, but a generally accepted norm is to only count strikes that would incapacitate the opponent, had they not been wearing the gear.
Men- steel cage mask (or heavy clear plastic) that covers the anterior and lateral head, with an opening in back.
Kumite men usually have shorter neck pieces since they do not usually need to stop the heavy blows to the clavicle as with kendo armor.
Do- semi-rigid chest protector made with several padded plates of various materials such as heavy plastic or light metals sewn into it.