Talking Budo is your one-stop place online for all things linguistic related to Japanese martial arts. Whether your interest lies in Aiki Budō, Aiki Jūjutsu, Aikidō, Iaidō, Jōjutsu, Judō, Jūjutsu, Karate-dō, Kendō, Kenjutsu, Kyūdō, Naginata, Sumō, or any other Gendai Budō, Koryū Bujutsu, or Kobudō, we hope you will find something useful here for your studies.
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— Michael
My new book is finally out! It would mean the world to me if you’d check it out and leave a review!
The Language of Aikido: A Practitioner’s Guide to Japanese Characters and Terminology