 It is also said that Izumo no Okuni borrowed heavily from the style and the personality of the "kabukimono" when she first started performing in Kyoto, which eventually led to the creation of the classical Kabuki theatrical form.Just like the "kabukimono" often wore female clothes, Okuni often disguised herself as a male and went out carrying weapons.It is thought that the modern yakuza originated from either groups of "kabukimono" or bands of villagers gathered to fight their abusers; though other scholars believe that the yakuza origins are to be found in the , a form of private police.