 Budō
(武道, Budō) - A Japanese term describing martial
arts. In English, it is used almost exclusively in reference
to Japanese martial arts.
Budō is a compound of the word bu (武:ぶ), meaning war or
martial; and dō (道:どう), meaning path or way. Specifically,
dō is derived from the Buddhist Sanskrit mārga (meaning the
'path' to enlightenment). The term refers to the idea of
formulating propositions, subjecting them to philosophical
critique and then following a 'path' to realize them. Dō
signifies a 'way of life'. Dō in the Japanese context, is
experiential term, experiential in the sense that practice
(the way of life) is the norm to verify the validity of the
discipline cultivated through a given art form. The modern
budō has no external enemy, only the internal enemy, one's
ego that must be fought (state of Muga-mushin).
Similarly to budō, bujutsu is a compound of the words bu
(武), and jutsu (術:じゅつ), meaning science, craft, or art.
Thus, budō is most often translated as "the way of war", or
"martial way", while bujutsu is translated as "science of
war" or "martial craft." However, both budō and bujutsu are
used interchangeably in English with the term "martial
arts". some scholars note that an examination of the kanji
for the term "bu" reveals a depiction of crossed halberds, a
flick of blood, and the character for the word stop. One
important interpretation among some schools of budo and
bujutsu is that the term "bu" is more accurately rendered as
"a means to stop the conflict". This would lead to an
alternate translation of "budo" as "conflict resolution".
Information source: “Budō.” wikipedia.org. Article date: 1
Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Feb. 2008 <Budō>.
Video - The following are all about Budo:
Aikido 合気道. The guy in all three of the videos, 塩田剛三, is
truly amazing and very famous in Japan. The first video is
kind of a training class and the other two are an
information series. |
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