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Wikipedia: Japanese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of martial arts native to Japan. At least three Japanese terms are often used interchangeably with the English phrase "Japanese martial arts": "budō", literally meaning "martial way", "bujutsu" (武術), which has no perfect translation but means something like science, art, or craft of war, and "bugei" (武芸), literally meaning "martial art. " The term "budō" is a modern one, and is normally intended to indicate the practice of martial arts as a way of life, and encompassing physical, spiritual, and moral dimensions with a focus of self-improvement, fulfillment, or personal growth.
![[Jujutsu training at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/JUJITSU_28AND_RIFLES_29_in_an_agricultural_school_s.jpg "Jujutsu training at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920")
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![[Aikido shihōnage technique.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Shihonage_s.jpg "Aikido shihōnage technique.")
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