Iaido: " The way of the sword" A Japanese
sword art focusing on drawing the sword quickly and properly, performing
the cut and returning the blade to the sheath.
Kata: A specific series of motions intended to train
the body to react in a certain manner in specific combat situations.
Ki-Hon: A basic movement or a fundamental movement of
a martial arts system. Ki-Hon involves the study of one or several fundamental
movements
of a technique. These are repeated until the movement becomes
instinctive.
MMA: Mixed Martial Arts
Nin: Patience and Perseverance
Ninpiden: Secret Teachings of Ninjutsu
Ryu: ("rue") A school or style of martial arts.
Each martial art contains a large number of Ryu. These in turn are sometimes
divided into
branches (Ha), as a result of the various masters composing new
sequences of movement or technique. Before the Restoration of the Meiji
era (1868)
a very large number of Ryu existed; certain of them were secret
and others had only a few adherents. Some prided themselves on having thousands
of
students.
Yamato: Birthplace
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