
Jutsu and Dō in Japanese Martial Arts
Jutsu and dō are recurring terms in Japanese martial-art names, but spelling, history, institutions, and actual curricula matter more than suffix alone.

Jutsu and dō are recurring terms in Japanese martial-art names, but spelling, history, institutions, and actual curricula matter more than suffix alone.
Jujutsu is a diverse family of Japanese close-combat traditions, not one universal syllabus and not simply another name for Aikido or Brazilian jiu-jitsu.