Sports List of Japanese inventions and discoveries

all-japan judo championships, 2007 men s final.



aikido
aikido created , developed morihei ueshiba in first half of 20th century.


jujutsu
jujutsu, way of yielding , collective name japanese martial art styles including unarmed , armed techniques. jujutsu evolved among samurai of feudal japan method defeating armed , armored opponent without weapons. due ineffectiveness of striking against armored opponent, efficient methods neutralizing enemy took form of pins, joint locks, , throws. these techniques developed around principle of using attacker s energy against him, rather directly opposing it.


karate
it began common fighting system known ti (or te ) among pechin class of ryukyuans. there few formal styles of ti, rather many practitioners own methods. 1 surviving example motobu-ryū school passed down motobu family seikichi uehara. styles of karate generalized shuri-te, naha-te, , tomari-te, named after 3 cities emerged.


ninjutsu
developed groups of people iga province , kōka, shiga of japan. throughout history, many different schools (ryū) have taught unique versions of ninjutsu. example of these togakure-ryū. ryū developed after defeated samurai warrior called daisuke togakure escaped region of iga. later came in contact warrior-monk kain doshi taught him new way of viewing life , means of survival (ninjutsu).


okinawan martial arts
in 14th century, when 3 kingdoms on okinawa (chūzan, hokuzan, , nanzan) entered tributary relationship ming dynasty of china, chinese imperial envoys , other chinese arrived, of whom taught chinese chuan fa (kempo) okinawans. okinawans combined chinese chuan fa existing martial art of te form tō-de (唐手, okinawan: tū-dī, tang hand), called okinawa-te (沖縄手). 18th century, different types of te had developed in 3 different villages - naha, shuri, , tomari. styles named naha-te, shuri-te, , tomari-te, respectively. practitioners these 3 villages went on develop modern karate.




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^ msisshinryu.com | okinawan masters
^ msisshinryu.com | history of karate