As   in   Karate   also   in   Kobudo   the   Kata   is   the   soul   of   the   Art.   In   fact   Karate and Kobudo are not the separate things which they are seems to be. Okinawan   masters   of   Kobudo   are   also   masters   of   Karate.   And   Kobudo   is the   much   more   versatile   fighting   Art.   Though   the   main   goal   is   the   using of   weapons   in   combat,   but   also   weaponless   actions   can   be   part   of   the Kobudo.   A   lot   of   the   techniques   with   weapons,   can   be   used   with   only low    changes    as    weaponless    fighting    techniques.    The    principles    are identical   to   the   principles   the   Karate   works   with.   So   it   wouldn't   be   wrong to say that the Karate can  be a  part of the Kobudo. In    question    of    Kobudo    there    are    also    influences    by    chinese    fighting methods. But this isn't as much as in case of Karate. The    most    Kobudo    Kata    has    been    developed    by    Kobudo    masters    of Okinawa.   And   there   are   only   a   few   schools,   like   the   Yamanni   Ryu,   which has their roots directly in China. Meanwhile   there   is   a   very   versatile   Kobudo   in   many   different   schools. And also the techniques will be done in different ways. There   is   no   question   about   what   is   right   and   what   is   wrong,   but   the question   what   is   best   for   to   use   for   which   goal   and   which   technique   ist the    one    which    can    deal    best    with    my    personal    skills.    If    a    technique creates   the   right   effect   it   is   the   right   one,   even   if   it   looks   different   to   the technique we know.