kenjutsu
Japanese sword art
Kenjutsu is the Japanese art of sword fighting, particularly with the katana.
Unlike kendo, which evolved into a competitive sport with bamboo swords and protective gear, kenjutsu emphasizes traditional combat techniques as practiced by samurai: She studied kenjutsu at a traditional dojo in Kyoto.
The word combines *ken* (sword) and *jutsu* (art or technique).
Curved Japanese fighting blade
- dojoMartial arts school
- senseiJapanese word for teacher
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- iaidoMartial art of drawing swords
wakizashi · seppuku · ronin · daimyo · shogun · samurai · budo
Curved Japanese fighting blade
Martial art of drawing swords
Of tiered landownership
Developing abilities through practice
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- kataMartial arts movement pattern
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- focusConcentrated attention point
dedication · patience · perseverance · meditation · etiquette · bowing · mastery · perfection
katana
Curved Japanese fighting blade
iaido · wakizashi · seppuku · ronin · daimyo · shogun · samurai · budo
katana
Curved Japanese fighting blade
iaido
Martial art of drawing swords
feudal
Of tiered landownership
- shogunateMilitary dictatorship in Japan
- warringEngaged in armed conflict
- castleFortified medieval residence
clan · battle · dueling · warrior · armor · kabuto · battlefield
training
Developing abilities through practice
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- kataMartial arts movement pattern
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
focus · dedication · patience · perseverance · meditation · etiquette · bowing · mastery · perfection · self-cultivation
kata
Martial arts movement pattern