Martial arts from Japan
24 styles with Japan recorded as country of origin.
Aikido
Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba
Battōjutsu
Japanese sword drawing school
Full contact karate
competition formats of karate where competitors spar full-contact and which allow a knocko
Hojōjutsu
Japanese art of restraining person with rope
Iaido
Japanese martial art of quickly drawing the sword
Iaijutsu
combative quick-draw sword technique
Judo
modern martial art, combat and Olympic/Paralympic sport
Jujutsu
Japanese martial art
Jōdō
Japanese martial art using a short staff
Jūkendō
Japanese martial art
Kendo
modern Japanese martial art
Kenjutsu
Japanese styles of swordsmanship
Kenpo
martial art
Kickboxing
full-contact combat sport in which the gloved competitors may punch and kick with bare fee
Kinomichi
martial art
Kyokushin kaikan
full contact karate organization founded
Kyūjutsu
traditional Japanese martial art
Naginata
Japanese martial art
Naginatajutsu
Japanese martial art using the naginata
Ninjutsu
martial arts discipline and tactics of the ninja
Shinkyokushinkai
full contact karate organization split from Kyokushin Kaikan
Shurikenjutsu
class of Japanese martial arts
Sumo
Japanese form of full-contact wrestling
Sōjutsu
form of Japanese martial art
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