Martial Word Wednesday “Shodan; 初段”

January 13, 2021 Jaredd Wilson 0

Origin: Japanese Ranks are a very complex subject in martial arts. As such they are highly debated. The exact meaning of the coveted “black belt” varies by system to system, and even school to school. Most modern Japanese martial arts, and quite a few others, have adopted the kyu/dan belt [Read More]

Martial Word Wednesday “-do; 道”

December 9, 2020 Jaredd Wilson 0

Many martial arts come from other cultures with different languages. This new weekly article, Martial Word Wednesday, is designed to shed some light on some of the ideas present in other languages that don’t necessarily have a place in English. -do Do is a suffix that is used in Japanese [Read More]

Martial Word Wednesday-“bu; 武”

December 2, 2020 Jaredd Wilson 0

Many martial arts come from other cultures with different languages. This new weekly article, Martial Word Wednesday, is designed to shed some light on some of the ideas present in other languages that don’t necessarily have a place in English. Bu Etymology is the study of word origins. In English, [Read More]