Japanese martial art

-do, -jutsu

Kanji	Latin	English	-do 道	-jutsu 術
合 気	aiki	合 - ai - joining, unifying, combining, fit 気 - ki - spirit, energy, mood, morale	合気道 – aikidō
武	bu	war / martial		bujutsu - "science of war" or "martial craft."
武士	bushi	warrior 武 - war / martial 士 - gentleman	武士道 - bushidō - "the way of the warrior"
剣/劍	ken	sword	剣道 - kendō - "Way of The Sword"	剣術 - kenjutsu
真劍	shinken	真 - shin - serious 剣 - sword	shinkendo
銃剣	jūken		銃剣道 - jūkendō
柔	ju	gentle	柔道 - judō	柔術 - jujutsu
居合	iai	居 - i / iru - being present 合 - ai - fitting (immediate reaction to an action)	"the way of mental presence and immediate reaction."	居合術 - iaijutsu - art of drawing the sword
抜刀	battō			抜刀術 - battōjutsu - "art of drawing the sword"
槍	sō			槍術 - sōjutsu - "art of the spear"
棒	bō			棒術 - bōjutsu
杖	jō		杖道 - jōdō - "the way of the jō"	杖術 - jōjutsu
長刀			naginata-dō	長刀術 - naginatajutsu
忍	nin			忍術 - ninjutsu
馬	ba	horse		馬術 - bajutsu

-po

po - principle, law, method, dharma

• 拳法 kenpo / kempo : 拳 - fist?hand
  • 少林寺拳法 - shorinji kempo : 少 - few/ little/ inadequate, 林 - wood, 寺 - temple
• 忍法 ninpo : 忍 - endure, bear, suffer, forbear