MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY
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ばんごう
bangō
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Basics
Lit. number(s)
ばんざい
banzai
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Culture
Lit. Congratulations, hurrah, long life, cheers.
Glossary Category: Budō/General Terms
Translation obi
Glossary Category: Budō/General Terms
Translation kuro obi
ぼう
bō (alt. bo, bou)
Lit. Rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line. A weapon used in Okinawan Kobudō and other weapon fighting arts.
ぼうじゅつ
bōjutsu (alt. bojutsu, boujutsu)
Lit. Bo fighting art. The Okinawan fighting art of the bō.
ぼんさい
bonsai
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Culture
Lit. A dwarf tree or potted plant.
ぶどう
budō (alt. budo, budou)
Glossary Category: Budō/Philosophy
Lit. Martial Arts. In Japanese culture it refers to the life-long path of practicing Martial Arts, which goes beyond the technical training, to include training one's soul, mind & body.
See bujutsu, bushi, bushidō
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
ぶんかい
bunkai
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Techniques
Lit. Analysis, disassembly. An analytical approach, predominant in modern Karate, which is used to explain the meaning of Katas by breaking it apart into isolated techniques or parts. This approach tends to be too broken down and it disregards the improvisational nature of Ti.
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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 like most martial artists today, who just collect waza: 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
ぶし
bushi
Glossary Category: Budō/Philosophy
Lit. A samurai warrior.
See budō, bujutsu, bushidō
ぶしどう
bushidō (alt. bushido, bushidou)
Glossary Category: Budō/Philosophy
Lit. The samurai code.
See budō, bujutsu, bushi
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