The future of Japanese martial arts

 Japanese people have lost the identity in long peace. Culture without backbone will be made in the twinkling of an eye. After all, was it as Japan? It is such a thing. At this time, I think that it is at the time of revival of a Japanese identity. I think that is the one Bushido or I will be the wisdom of martial arts. I think that martial art is what is helpful to such times. We understand firmly what there is in the bottom of a Japanese aesthetic sense. New culture must be understood and it must evolve forcibly.

Naginata

 The naginata is one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese swords (nihonto) in the form of a pole weapon. Naginata were originally used by the samurai class of feudal Japan, and naginata were also used by ashigaru (foot soldiers) and sohei (warrior monks).
 Although associated with considerably smaller numbers of practitioners, a number of "koryu bujutsu" systems (old school martial arts) which include older and more combative forms of naginatajutsu remain existent, including Araki Ryu, Tendo Ryu, Jikishinkage ryu, Higo Koryu, Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu,Toda-ha Buko Ryu and Yoshin ryu, some of which have authorized representatives outside Japan.
 In the USA, there are an estimated 200 practitioners, half of whom are male.

Kyudo

 It is estimated that there are approximately half a million practitioners of kyudo today. In 2005 the International Kyudo Federation had 132,760 graded members, but in addition to this kyudo is taught at Japanese schools and some traditions refrain from federation membership.
 During the changes brought by Japan opening up to the outside world at the beginning of the Meiji Era(1868–1912), the samurai lost their position. Therefore, all martial arts, including kyudo, saw a significant decrease in instruction and appreciation. In 1896, a group of kyudo-masters gathered to save traditional archery. Honda Toshizane, the kyudo-teacher for the Imperial University of Tokyo, merged the war and ceremonial shooting styles, creating a hybrid called Honda-ryu. However, it took until 1949 before the All Japanese kyudo Federation (ANKF, jap. Zen Nihon kyudo renmei) was formed. Guidelines published in the 1953 kyudo kyohon define how, in a competition or graduation, archers from different schools can shoot together in unified form.

Aikido

 Aikido was made from the late Taisho to early Showa. Along with Judo, Karate, Kendo and so on, this is one of the leading martial arts in Japan in the early 21st century. The martial arts is mainly body comprehensive martial arts. After the end of World War II, which spread to the general public, largely spread in the world not only in Japan. Nage-waza (throwing techniques) and katame-waza (grappling techniques) are mainly in Aikido. Aikido is popular as a health method because everyone can start without the need for strong muscles. Aikido has been recognized as a self-defense. Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical strength, as the aikidōka (aikido practitioner) "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks.

Karate

 Karate is a martial art characterized blow and was born in Okinawa in the Ryukyu Kingdom era.  There are two game style "Kata(forms)" and "Kumite(free practice). Kata means literally "shape" or "model." Kata is a formalized sequence of movements which represent various offensive and defensive postures. These postures are based on idealized combat applications. Sparring in Karate is called kumite. It literally means "meeting of hands." Kumite is practiced both as a sport and as self-defense training. Karate is known for its overseas. For example, Canada, Korea, UK, France and so on. Karate is divided into style organizations. These organizations sometimes cooperate in non-style specific sport karate organizations or federations. Examples of sport organizations are Amateur Organization of Karate(AOK), World Karate Federation(WKF), World Karate Confederation(WKC) and more. Organizations hold competitions (tournaments) from local to international level. Tournaments are designed to match members of opposing schools or styles against one another in Kata, sparring and weapons demonstration. They are often separated by age, rank and sex with potentially different rules or standards based on these factors. The tournament may be exclusively for members of a particular style or one in which any martial artist from any style may participate within the rules of the tournament.

Kendo

 Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu. Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.
 All waza (techniques) are parting shot of the armor (men, do, kote). You win by taking the ipponn (hitting the armor beautifully by waza) in the game. There is All Japan Kendo Federation(AJKF) in Japan. AJKF is Japan's largest Kendo organizations. It is a member of the Japanese Martial Arts Association, the Japan Amateur Sports Association, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and the International Kendo Federation (FIK). The organization established "Philosophy of Kendo" on March 20 in 1975. The content is "Kendo is the way of character-building through training of the sword."

Judo

 Judo was established in samurai society since the 12th century. Judo has evolved in the Edo period after the Warring States period. Now it has become one of the most widely practiced martial arts in Japan. The philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for other modern Japanese martial arts that developed from koryu (traditional schools). The worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of offshoots such as Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Practitioners of judo are called judoka.
 There are two game style "Kata(forms)" and "Randori(free practice)". There are three basic categories of waza (techniques) in Judo: nage-waza (throwing techniques), katame-waza (grappling techniques) and atemi-waza (striking techniques). Judo is most known for nage-waza and katame-waza. There is also ukemi-waza(break-falls techniques) to prevent injury.