budo

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Japanese martial arts
Korean term for "martial art way"
The way of combat A Japanese term for arts that use peaceful combat as a way of mastering the self The ideogram for bu also means to stop the combat; there is an implication of containment of military power and prohibition of abuse
Martial Way; Martial Art The way of life through the application of the principles of martial arts
Military Arts / Concepts
"Martial way " The Japanese character for "BU" (martial) is derived from characters meaning "stop" and (a weapon like a) "halberd " In conjunction, then, "BU" may have the connotation "to stop the halberd " In aikido, there is an assumption that the best way to prevent violent conflict is to emphasize the cultivation of individual character The way (DO) of AIKI is thus equivalent to the way of BU, taken in this sense of preventing or avoiding violence so far as possible
Martial way The Japanese character for "BU" (martial) is derived from characters meaning "stop" and (a weapon like a) "halberd " It follows, then, "BU" may have the connotation "to stop the halberd " In Karate, there is an assumption that the best way to prevent violent conflict is to emphasize the cultivation of individual character The way (DO) of Karate is thus equivalent to the way of BU, taken in this sense of preventing or avoiding violence so far as possible
Martial way The Japanese character for "BU" (martial) is derived from characters meaning, "stop" and (a weapon like a) "halberd " In conjunction, then, "BU" may have the connotation "to stop the halberd " In Karate, there is an assumption that the best way to prevent violent conflict is to emphasize the cultivation of individual character The way (DO) of Karate is thus equivalent to the way of BU, taken in this sense of preventing or avoiding violence so far as possible
"Military way" or "way of fighting " A generic term encompassing all of the Japanese martial arts, which are largely 20th century offspring stemming from concepts that can first be positively identified about the mid-18th century
the way of control
(boo-doe) martial way
lit "the way of martial arts"
A code of manner and behavior for the samurai's life including the arts of combat with ethical and philosophical implications
(boo-doe) Martial way, the way of life through application of the principles of martial arts; the way of the warrior arts
Way of the warrior
Literally the Way of the Warrior arts; but the deeper meaning is the Way of the protection of society, of strength and honor in peace "A mind to serve for the peace of all human beings in the world is needed in Aikido, and not the mind of one who wishes to be strong and practices only to fell an opponent There are neither opponents nor enemies for true Budo Therefore to compete in techniques, winning and losing, is not true Budo True Budo knows no defeat "Never defeated" means, "never fighting "
Martial/Military Way, Path, Road
"Military way" or "way of fighting" A generic term encompassing all of the Japanese martial arts, which are largely 20th century offspring stemming from concepts that can first be positively identified about the mid-18th century
martial ways
martial arts way
Grape A cluster of scales that are likened to bunches of grapes
martial way
"Martial way" The Japanese character for bu (martial) is derived from characters meaning "stop" and (a weapon like a) "halberd " In conjunction, then, bu may have the connotation "to stop the halberd " In aikido, there is an assumption that the best way to prevent violent conflict is to emphasize the cultivation of individual character The way (do) of aiki is thus equivalent to the way of bu, taken in this sense of preventing or avoiding violence as much as possible
Japanese martial arts (the spiritual path of the warrior)