Japanese martial art: Difference between revisions

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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 - 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

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 * 道場 - dōjō - "place of the way"
 * 道場訓 - dōjōkun - rules of the dōjō
+==Counting and ranks==
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Arab
+! -段
+! -dan
+|-
+| 1
+| 初段 || Shodan
+|-
+| 2
+| 二段/弐段 || Nidan
+|-
+| 3
+| 三段/参段 || Sandan
+|-
+| 4
+| 四段 || Yondan
+|-
+| 5
+| 五段 || Godan
+|-
+| 6
+| 六段 || Rokudan
+|-
+| 7
+| 七段 || Nanadan[12]
+|-
+| 8
+| 八段 || Hachidan
+|-
+| 9
+| 九段 || Kyudan
+|-
+| 10
+| 十段 || Jūdan
+|}