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JUJUTSU/TAIJUTSU

 

Jujutsu Since the 16th century the word jujutsu has been used as a generell term for unarmed combat in Japan. The very word jujutsu translates roughly to "soft technique". However "softness" is not to be confused with "weakness", instead it is to be regarded in the sense of not using brute force when confronting force. Some people even claim that "softness" is to be regarded in the rellationship of swordsmanship, because defeating your opponent with "soft techniques" is more humane.

Taijutsu Taijutsu translates "body technique" and has been a frequently used term for "unarmed combat" instead of "jujutsu" in Japan. Several traditional martial art schools in Japan refeers to their unarmed techniques as taijutsu techniques.