Judo (柔道 jūdō?),
meaning "gentle way",
Bushidō (武士道
),
meaning "Way of the Warrior", is a Japanese code
of conduct and a way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept
of chivalry.
Hapkido The character hap means
"harmony", "coordinated", or "joining"; 氣 ki describes internal energy, spirit,
strength, or power; and 道 do means "way" or "art",
yielding a literal translation of "joining-energy-way." It is most
often translated as "the way of coordinating energy," "the way
of coordinated power" or "the way of harmony."
Taekwondo In Korean,
tae (Hangul:
태, hanja: 跆) means "to strike or
break with foot"; kwon (Hangul: 권, hanja: 拳) means "to strike or
break with fist"; and do (Hangul: 도, hanja: 道) means "way" or
"method"; so "taekwondo" is loosely translated as "the
way of the foot and fist" or "the way of kicking and punching".
Aikido (合気道 aikidō?) translated as "the Way of unifying
(with) life energy"[1]
or as "the Way of harmonious spirit."
Chun Kuk
Do (천국도) is a hybrid martial art founded and first taught by Chuck
Norris. It is loosely translated as "
Kokondo
Karate and its sister
style, Jukido Jujitsu are Japanese-based martial
arts
"Kokondo"
translates as "the way of the past and the present"; this is embraced
by the art in that it emphasizes modern application of ancient principles.
"Jukido" means
"the way of gentle flowing power"; its meaning is similar to that of aikido, although
technically it is considerablly different.
Jōdō (杖道:じょうどう ?), meaning "the way of the jō", or jōjutsu
(杖術:じょうじゅつ ?) is a Japanese martial art using short staffs called
jō. The art is similar to bōjutsu, and is strongly focused upon defense
against the Japanese sword. The jō is a short staff, usually about 3 to 5
feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) long, about the
average length of a walking stick. However, the art was not used, as one
might expect, by travelers to ward off aggressive bandits or swordsmen. The martial art
of jōdō was the province of professional
warriors.
Kunmudo (군무도), alternatively spelled 'Gunmudo', is one of the Korean martial arts. It is based on dance, music and the martial art
itself. The music utilises the gayageum,
a Korean zither-like string
instrument. In 1957, Jung-Hyo Ha founded a kunmudo-school,
and started reforming the art along with his students.
Kunmudo is said to be a dance performed by ancient
soldiers,
and has its roots in the Silla kingdom (4th century). The Hwarang
of this era were said
to practise a martial art called 'Musa Chum', meaning
'sword dance' and might have been a predecessor of the modern form of Kunmudo.
The martial art itself contains both armed and
unarmed techniques, and some of the weapons used includes
Korean sword, spear and bow and arrow equivalents. The weapons training also
include horseback riding. All techniques seem to switch
between flowing elements reminiscent of Tai Chi,
and explosive elements bearing some resemblance to Shaolin
Kung-Fu.
Students of Kyuki-Do are expected to understand and abide by the
following six tenets: