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Japanese martial arts. Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms (budō, bujutsu, and bugei) are used interchangeably with the English phrase Japanese martial arts. The usage of the term budō (武道) to mean martial arts is a modern one: historically the term ...
The following is a list of styles or schools in Japanese martial arts. For historical schools, see List of koryū schools of martial arts. Aikido; Araki-ryū ...
Debuted in 1964. Judo (Japanese: 柔道, Hepburn: Jūdō, lit. 'gentle way') is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally. [3][4][5] Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎) as an eclectic martial art ...
IMAF is a Japanese organization promoting international Budō, [25] and has seven divisions representing the various Japanese martial arts, including iaido. [26] [27] Also in 1952, the All Japan Kendo Federation (ZNKR) was founded. [28] Upon formation of various organizations overseeing martial arts, a problem of commonality appeared.
The core martial art from which aikido derives is Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, which Ueshiba studied directly with Takeda Sōkaku, the reviver of that art. Additionally, Ueshiba is known to have studied Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū with Tozawa Tokusaburō in Tokyo in 1901, Gotōha Yagyū Shingan-ryū under Nakai Masakatsu in Sakai from 1903 to 1908, and ...
Kenjutsu (剣術) is an umbrella term for all (ko-budō) schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. Some modern styles of kendo and iaido that were established in the 20th century also included modern forms of kenjutsu in their curriculum. [1] Kenjutsu, which originated with the samurai class of ...
Hōjutsu. A samurai reenactor practicing hōjutsu at Matsumoto Castle. Japanese Gunnery is known as hōjutsu. Hōjutsu (砲術) / Teppojutsu (鉄砲術), the art of gunnery, is the martial art of Japan dedicated to Japanese black powder firearm usage. Hōjutsu is still practiced today, often with antique matchlock firearms such as the tanegashima.
Taidō [a] is a Japanese martial art created in 1965 by Seiken Shukumine (1925–2001). [1] [2] [3] Taidō has its roots in traditional Okinawan karate.Feeling that the martial arts, particularly karate, were not adapting to meet the needs of a changing world, Shukumine first developed a style of karate called Genseiryū around 1950.