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Budō Jiten − Martial Arts Dictionary

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番号

ばんごう

bangō

Glossary Category: Nihongo/Basics

Lit. number(s)

万歳

ばんざい

banzai

Glossary Category: Nihongo/Culture

Lit. Congratulations, hurrah, long life, cheers.

belt

Glossary Category: Budō/General Terms

Translation obi

black belt

Glossary Category: Budō/General Terms

Translation kuro obi

棒

ぼう

bō (alt. bo, bou)

Glossary Category: Kobudō

Lit. Rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line. A weapon used in Okinawan Kobudō and other weapon fighting arts.

棒術

ぼうじゅつ

bōjutsu (alt. bojutsu, boujutsu)

Glossary Category: Kobudō

Lit. Bo fighting art. The Okinawan fighting art of the bō.

盆栽

ぼんさい

bonsai

Glossary Category: Nihongo/Culture

Lit. A dwarf tree or potted plant.

武道

ぶどう

budō (alt. budo, budou)

Glossary Category: Budō/Philosophy

Lit. Martial Arts or Military Arts. In Japanese culture budō refers to the life-long path of practicing Martial Arts, going beyond the technical training to include training one’s soul, mind and body.
See bujutsu, bushi, bushidō

武術

ぶじゅつ

bujutsu (alt. budo, budou)

Glossary Category: Budō/Philosophy

Lit. Martial arts, military arts or combat arts. It refers specifically to the combat skills of a warrior.
See budō, bushi, bushidō

分解

ぶんかい

bunkai

Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Techniques

Lit. Analysis, disassembly. An analytical approach, predominant in modern Karate, used to explain the meaning of Kata by breaking them apart into isolated techniques or parts. This approach tends to be too fractured and disregards the improvisational nature of Ti.

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武才

ぶさい

busai

Glossary Category: Shinjinbukan/Philosophy

Lit. Martial Age. It refers to the age of the Martial Artist without regards to age in years or rank. In other words, busai is the true depth and maturity of a martial artist. In the Shinjinbukan School, busai is achieved when someone has a complete understanding of Ti as a cohesive system with many integrated components, rather than most martial artists today, who just collect waza, i.e. techniques and moves. Achieving this maturity means that he or she is able to continue the evolution of Ti by developing, researching, demonstrating and teaching the system a whole. Busai could also be applied to evaluate the true depth of any martial art.
See waza

武士

ぶし

bushi

Glossary Category: Budō/Philosophy

Lit. A samurai warrior.
See budō, bujutsu, bushidō

武士道

ぶしどう

bushidō (alt. bushido, bushidou)

Glossary Category: Budō/Philosophy

Lit. The samurai code.
See budō, bujutsu, bushi

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