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Shurikenjutsu (手裏剣術) is a general term describing the traditional Japanese martial arts of throwing shuriken, which are small, hand-held weapons used primarily by the Samurai in feudal Japan, such as metal spikes bō shuriken, circular plates of metal known as hira shuriken, and knives ().
Aikido; Araki-ryū; Ashihara kaikan; Bajutsu; Battōjutsu; Bōjutsu; Bujinkan; Byakuren Kaikan; Chitō-ryū; Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu; Enshin kaikan; Gensei-ryū ...
During the feudal era of Japan, various types of martial arts flourished, known in Japanese under the name of bujutsu (武術). [8] The term jutsu can be translated as "method", "art" or "technique" [ 9 ] and the name that each one has is indicative of the mode or weapon with which they are executed.
Jujutsu (/ ˈ dʒ uː dʒ uː t s uː / joo-joo-tsu; Japanese: 柔術 jūjutsu, pronounced [dʑɯꜜːʑɯtsɯ] ⓘ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponents.
Some of these schools teach variants of karate, aiki-jutsu, aikido, kenjutsu, judo and even jujutsu but do not represent the original school founded by Nagakatsu. One of the main reasons this has arisen is that the first two syllables 'kyu' and 'shin' can be written differently in Japanese to give alternate meanings.
Japan as a whole is largely uninterested in firearms: Graduating police officers most often choose judo and kendo over firearms training. The country's culture doesn't have a history of widespread gun ownership by citizens. Instead, historic influence have made weapons to be seen as "the mark of the rulers, not the ruled". [3]
Ninjutsu (忍術), sometimes used interchangeably with the modern term ninpō (忍法), [1] is the martial art strategy and tactics of unconventional warfare, guerrilla warfare, insurgency tactics and espionage purportedly practised by the ninja.
Rice cultivation and centralized leadership were introduced by these groups, shaping Japanese culture. Chinese dynasties, particularly the Tang dynasty, have influenced Japanese culture throughout history. After 220 years of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to Western influences, enriching and diversifying Japanese culture.