|
Badik
|
A Malayan
dagger shaped like a butterfly whose straight blade bears one sharp
edge. |
|
Bajutsu
|
Japanese
art of horsemanship. Also known as jobajutsu. |
|
Bal
|
Foot. |
|
Balisong
|
A knife
produced in the Phillipines. Also known as a "butterfly
knife." |
|
Bandesh
|
An
ancient form of Indian fighting who principle tenant is to defeat an
armed enemy without killing him. |
|
Bando
|
A Burmese
method of armed and unarmed combat composed of karate-like striking
a kicking, judo-like throws, stick fighting, swordplay, and knife
and spear fighting. |
|
Banjang
|
A West
Javanese style of gulat. |
|
Banshay
|
A Burmese
martial art, influenced by both Chinese and Indian sources, which
embrases the use of such weapons as the sword, staff and spear. |
|
Basho
|
Grand
sumo tournaments scheduled six times each year in Japan. |
|
Baston
|
A wooden
or rattan stick or cane of varying lengths used in the Filipino
martial arts. |
|
Bastonero
|
Students
and practitioners of anis de mano. |
|
Beladau
|
A
Sumatran curved dagger with a convex cutting edge. |
|
Bersilat
|
A
Malaysian martial art embracing both empty-hand and weapons
techniques. |
|
Binot
|
An
ancient Indian form of weaponless fighting the employed wrestling
techniques against both armed and unarmed assailants. |
|
Bisento
|
A
spear-like weapon with a blade resembling a scimitar affixed to its
end. This weapon is extremely heavy, and was used to cut through
armor and/or to cut down a horse in combat. The bisento was
primarily used by the ninja of feudal Japan. |
|
Bo
|
Staff
|
|
Bo
|
A wooden
staff approximately six feet long. It is one of the five weapons
systematized by the early Okinawan developers of te (hand), and
originated with the poles used by farm people to balance heavy loads
across the shoulders. |
|
Bogu
|
Protective
equipment of nonmetallic materials used in several styles of
Japanese karate, primarily for competitive sparring. |
|
Bogu
|
Equipment for Kendo
practice
|
|
Bojutsu
|
An armed
defense system centering around the use of the bo. It was developed
from Japanese lance and spear techniques. |
|
Bokken
|
A wooden
sword used by the Japanese feudal warrior as a practice weapon. The
bokken went on to become an effective battlefield weapon. |
|
Bokken
|
Wooden sword
|
|
Bong
|
See
"bo." |
|
Bu
|
"Military"
or "warrior." A concept denoting the entire military
dimension of feudal Japan. |
|
Bucho
|
Hightly respected
Budoka
|
|
Buddhism
|
A
religious doctrine, one branch of which - the Chan school, or Zen -
is closely connected to the practice of the martial arts. |
|
Budo
|
"Military
way" or "way of fighting." A generic term
encompassing all of the Japanese martial arts, which are largely
20th century offspring stemming from concepts that can first be
positively identified about the mid-18th century. |
|
Budo
|
Way of the warrior
|
|
Budoka
|
Any
follower of the budo doctrine belonging to such arts as aikido,
judo, kendo and karate. |
|
Bugei
|
A generic
term encompassing older Japanese martial arts which applies
specifically to those principles used by the samurai, or bushi,
whose occupation was called bugei. |
|
Bujin
|
A name
for the martial arts expert. Translated as "military
person" or "warrior person." |
|
Bujutsu
|
"Military
arts." A collective term for all the Japanese arts practiced by
the samurai. |
|
Buke
|
Samurai.
Translated as "person or military class." |
|
Bunkai
|
"Analysis."
The detailed study of martial arts techniques. |
|
Bunkai
|
Investigation, search,
real aplication of the movements of the Katas
|
|
Bushi
|
"Military
person," "warrior," or "samurai." A term
for the Japanese warrior which was changed to samurai in the 15th
century. |
|
Bushido
|
A strict
code of ethical behavior followed by the samurai. Bushido was
formulated during the Tokugawa Era (1603 - 1868) of Japan. The
premise of the code was to advise a samurai how to conduct himself
in battle and how to find a meaningful place in a peacetime society. |
