Bujindo

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Bujindō / Bujindo (read [buːdʑindo] budschindo ) is a Japanese expression from the field of martial arts and has the meaning "The way of the warrior" (Japanese 武 人道). The term is rarely in use and is often expressed by the synonym Bushidō .

Meaning based on the Kanji

Each character (Japanese Kanji ) in the expression Bujindō (Japanese 武 人道) has its own meaning:

  • The first Kanji Bu (Japanese 武) means “relating to martial arts”.
  • The second character Jin stands for "man / human" (Japanese 人). Consequently, Bujin (Japanese 武人) means "warrior", so "warrior" - synonymous with the expression Bushi , which also means "warrior".
  • The last Kanji Dō (Japanese 道) means "way" or "path".

Put together, the Kanji 武 人道(read bu-dschin-do) result in the expression "The way of the warrior" or "The way of the warrior".

use

An example of the rare use of the term Bujindō (Japanese 武 人道) in Germany is the Jiu Jitsu Association BUJINDO eV (in Mülheim an der Ruhr , North Rhine-Westphalia ) and the Swiss Ninjutsu School IGA Bujin Bujindo Ryu from Solothurn , Canton Solothurn . Because when naming the modern term Bushidō has replaced the older Bujindō and is now a common name of many associations and schools of Japanese martial arts.

Another use seems to be "Bujindo Jugenmpo" in the Asian region, whereby it was not possible to find out more about this martial art or this martial art. Jugempo itself seems to be a kind of mixture of the Japanese self-defense Jiu Jitsu and the Kempo .

The terms Bujin and Bujindō are used worldwide in connection with ninjutsu, the martial art of ninja . Toshitsugu Takamatsu, the late ninjutsu grandmaster, was nicknamed Bujin - "divine warrior" - after his death. And so Bujinkan , which means "house of the divine warrior", is synonymous with ninjutsu .

See also

  • Budō - The way of war
  • Bushidō - The way of the warrior and the samurai's code of honor
  • Portal: Budō - An article overview of Japanese martial arts

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