Dō (martial arts)

is the go-on vocalization of the Japanese kanji , corresponding to Mandarin Chinese (pinyin) dào, meaning "way", with connotations of "philosophy, doctrine" (see Tao). In Asian martial arts, the word has been widely adopted as the term for a "school" or "discipline", especially in "Old School" (koryū- 古流) lineages of Japanese martial arts, such as the Kashima Shin-ryū (鹿島神流),[1] although its use in the greater martial arts community has become much more widespread as a synonym of jutsu 術 "technique, method".

Japanese martial arts

Further information: Bushidō

Korean martial arts

The word "道" is used in quite the same way in Korean language and culture, and is pronounced identically with its Japanese cognate as Dō.

a Korean martial art with roots in Taekkyon
Korean fencing with roots in Japanese Kendo
a Korean martial art which shares history with Japanese Aikido

Other

Notes

  1. ^ Friday, K. (1997). Legacies of the Sword. (p. 16). University of Hawai'i Press
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