Japanese martial arts terms: Wakizashi, Ninja, Sumo, Bushido, Shuriken, Dojo, Kiai, Randori, Tenkan, Irimi, Obi, Jujutsu, Mudra, Dan

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 110. Chapters: Wakizashi, Ninja, Sumo, Bushido, Shuriken, Dojo, Kiai, Randori, Tenkan, Irimi, Obi, Jujutsu, Mudra, Dan, Aikido techniques, List of judo techniques, Bō, Karate stances, Kata, Tekko, Tsuki, Aikido concepts, Aiki-jō, Budō, Dojo kun, Kunai, Bōgu, Kōga-ryū, Sensei, Kenpō, Dantian, Mushin, Koryū, Hachiwara, Aiki-ken, Keikogi, List of kyokushin techniques, Kirikaeshi, Bunkai, Niju kun, Zanshin, Chūdan-no-kamae, Shuhari, Jo-ha-kyū, Muga-mushin, Knifehand strike, Gendai budō, Kihon, Mawashi geri, Jōdan-no-kamae, Nodachi, Iga-ryū, Heya, Maai, Ippon, Kuji-kiri, Atemi, Kamiza, Kensei, Tai sabaki, Uke, Kunoichi, Kizeme, Shishikan Karate Jutsu, Uchi-deshi, Menkyo, Taijutsu, Gedan barai, Hassō-no-kamae, Shihan, Hachiji dachi, Kuzushi, Shidachi, Uchidachi, Waza-ari, Fudōshin, Metsubushi, Suburi, Waki-gamae, Mokuroku, Gedan-no-kamae, Tekagi-shuko, Dōshu, Kappo, Shodan, Enpi, Shinbu, Shoshin, Oshikiuchi, Shinobi-iri, Age-uke, Tori, Nafudakake, Soto uke, Musha shugyō, Ura nage, Shishō, Makibishi, Kime, Tanju, Tsuba no giri, Tojutsu, Seifukujutsu, Jinba ittai, Seme, Chōhō, Mokuso, Tōma, Suijutsu, Kuwa, Tantojutsu, Hara. Excerpt: Sumo sumō) is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler (rikishi) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. It is generally considered to be a gendai budō (a modern Japanese martial art), though this definition is incorrect as the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from the days when sumo was used in the Shinto religion. Life as a rikishi is highly regimented, with rule...