Jūjutsu, Jiujutsu, or Jūdō?
From the standpoint of the Japanese language, Jūjutsu and Jiujutsu are just two different Romanizations of the same word: 柔術. Sometimes even Jujitsu can be seen. Jiujutsu was a common Romanization used at the end of the 19th C, when language experts were still trying to determine the best methods of writing Japanese words in Roman letters, […]
Combat or Self-Defense?
The distinction is a minor one. Today people use martial arts skills for either sport or self-defense, and some people believe that sport is good preparation for self-defense. In a pinch, probably any martial could be used for self defense, but some are more focused on that than others. As an example, on one far side of […]