Kimarite
The officially recorded winning techniques and non-technique outcomes used to describe how professional sumo bouts are decided.
Japanese Martial Arts
Dōjō Etiquette
Dōjō etiquette is the art- and school-specific conduct governing bows, safety, cleanliness, attention and respect in Japanese martial arts practice.
Kihon
Kihon means the fundamentals of Karate, including stance, posture, movement, receiving actions, thrusts, strikes and kicks, with substantial variation among styles.
Naginata
Naginata is both a curved-bladed Japanese pole weapon and a modern budo practised through protective-equipment matches, forms, grading, and demonstration.
Kyokushin Karate
Kyokushin is a full-contact karate tradition founded by Masutatsu Ōyama, known for knockdown competition, demanding conditioning, kata, and an international network of successor organisations.
Wadō-ryū Karate
Wadō-ryū is a Japanese karate tradition founded by Hironori Ōtsuka, integrating Okinawan karate with principles from Shindō Yōshin-ryū jujutsu and Japanese budō.
Shitō-ryū Karate
Shitō-ryū is a major karate tradition founded by Kenwa Mabuni, preserving extensive kata associated with the teachings of Ankō Itosu and Kanryō Higaonna.
Gōjū-ryū Karate
Gōjū-ryū is an Okinawan karate tradition founded by Chōjun Miyagi, combining forceful and yielding methods with kata, breathing, conditioning, and partner practice.
Shotokan Karate
Shotokan is a major karate tradition shaped by Gichin Funakoshi’s teaching and later developed through university clubs and the Japan Karate Association.
Katsu Kaishū
Katsu Kaishū was a Tokugawa naval official and Meiji statesman central to Japan’s naval modernization and the peaceful surrender of Edo Castle.