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A Japanese sword is one of the traditional bladed weapons of Japan. These are categorised in several types according to size and method of manufacture. The most commonly known type is the katana,
Gōjū-ryū Japanese for "hard-soft style" is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the
Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energ
...tury Kodokan Judo/Kosen Judo which was itself then a recently-developed system based on multiple schools of Japanese Jujuts. There are three rules for a good jui jitsu by Eduardo, The rules are to t...
...manner of Hasegawa Eishin. I recommend the book and the interesting interview for all the lovers of the Japanese martial arts. ...
...orical background is in order The way of the sword, Kendo, has its origin embedded in the antiquities of Japanese history. The weapon of survival with is multitudes of styles as perfected by the J...
... Today people use the term Bushido martial arts but these can mean almost any thing that has to do with the Japanese tradition and sometimes even martial arts of other origins. So if you're confus...
...publisher would have touched it with a ten foot pole. I threw out mine years ago. The author couldn't speak Japanese but still tried to write a dictionary about it. The entire idea was hopelessly flaw...
Hey Everyone, I've put together a small site on Japanese Martial Arts. It contains links to what I think are the best JMA sites on the net. Please check out the site. I hope you find it resourceful.
This depends, many brought their family blades in battle. Swords handed down to them through history. Others were new. Many families bought their sons new katana to have in the time of war. Others w
... Taiwan instead of Japan. I also have a Ti-Lite from Cold Steel and the workmanship is excellent, up to the Japanese standards if not better. This knife is not as well finished, but it is stout, highl...
I remember in the 50's almost all the Japanese challengers went to Thailand was brutally destroyed. Except Master Oyama, he broken a Thai champion's jaw, and there is another Japanese caused Thais a
...ishinden ryu, Gyokko ryu and several other warrior traditions. This work was originally available only in Japanese and is now, available in English. Authorized by Hatsumi Sensei himself, the color c...
... section like an 'I' beam. Authentic swords had one, two or more fullers and of varying depths and lengths. Japanese swords had the grooves ('hi') scraped out with a tool like a spokeshave (called a '...
... ;-), a tae kwon do place that seems popular (unfortunately, I am not interested in TKD), and a traditional Japanese martial arts place. I observed a class at the latter place last night. The style wa...
I'm looking into the history of a kind of martial art. I'v heard it called a 'Japanese family style,' refering to a subset of clan. Additionally, the same style was called Japanese style Aikido. Anyon
...rk ahead. What type of weapons do you want to learn? You could go with a pure weapons art, such as Kendo (Japanese fencing), Iaido (the art of the drawn sword), or Kumdo (Korean version of Kendo). I...
...ch hit back at Japan in heavyweight judo dispute http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/000924/125/akeia.html Furious Japanese claim French judo foul http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/olympics2000/martial_...
...ills as the apex of knifemakers art? For that matter; why don't stock removal guys do fullers- grooves. The Japanese scrape them out- it's stock removal. There are certainly all the shaped stones a gu...
...ere are any books out there dealing with American/Western views of Bushido. Many facets of Bushido are very Japanese in nature and some do not easily mesh with Western views of life. This is not to sa...
Funny when made-up martial arts 'styles' forget to check the actual Japanese or Chinese translations of their names. I just read a guestbook entry for a school that teaches 'Goshin Jutsu Kyo Jujo'. A
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