Bugei translates as Martial art, Military arts, or Arts of war. Bu 武 means warrior or military. Gei 芸 means art, craft or technique. It is pretty obvious when we put them together that we get the meaning for martial arts. Most people are familiar with the word geisha 芸者. Geisha are people skilled in arts such as poetry, music, and dance. The second word sha 者 means a person or someone.
If we put sha 者 at the end of bugei 武芸 we get a martial artist, bugeisha 武芸者.
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館長Saneteru Radzikowski is the head sword instructor of Shinkan-ryū Kenpō. He lives and teaches Iaijutsu and Kenjutsu from Nara, Japan.
Nara period. 710-794
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This video describes basic hand grips (tenouchi) for using a katana (Japanese sword).
Bujutsu Kata
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The Sword and its study.
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How to self-learn sword?
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Maai 間合い
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Narrow Minds Walk Narrow Paths
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Japanese Koryū Creator myths; becoming enlightened and making up a whole martial arts system.
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Please enjoy this informational budo video about sword blocking in classical Japanese kenjutsu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfMrHpeGKM
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