Taijutsu

nihongo|Taijutsu|体術, literally meaning "body skill" or "body art", is a term for Japanese martial arts techniques that rely on a science of body movements. Historically, the word taijutsu was often used interchangeably with jujutsu (as well as many other terms) to refer to a range of grappling skills.

Taijutsu, is a form of traditional Japanese unarmed combat common to a plethora of arts utilized throughout mainland Japan's history. Contemporary belief askews it as singularly applicable to the Takamatsuden arts; this is erroneous. Taijutsu is a generic term meaning 'body skills' and thus is not particular to one specific school.

A synthesis of taijutsu applications could be as follows;

Taihenjutsu- Evasion, postures, ukemi (rolls/falling), etc.

Dakentaijutsu- Striking patterns, fist formations, conditioning, etc.

Jutaijutsu- Throws, joint locks, pins, etc.

ee also

* Ninjutsu
* Aikido
* Seishin-teki kyōyō (spiritual refinement)
* Kenjutsu (sword fighting)
* Bōjutsu (stick and staff fighting)
* Shurikenjutsu (throwing blades)
* Sōjutsu (spear fighting)
* Naginatajutsu (naginata fighting)
* Kusarigamajutsu (chain and sickle weapon)
* Kayakujutsu (pyrotechnics and explosives)
* Hensōjutsu (disguise and animal morphing)
* Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods)
* Bajutsu (horsemanship)
* Sui-ren (water training)
* Bōryaku (military strategy)
* Chōhō (espionage)(spying)
* Intonjutsu (escaping and concealment)
* Tenmon (meteorology and astral projection)
* Chi-mon (geography)

External links

* [http://www.nitja.net NITJA.NET] , The Northern Ireland Tai-Jutsu Association.
* [http://www.tae-jitsu.co.uk Tae-Jitsu.co.uk]
* [http://www.tai-jitsu.net Tai-jitsu.net] , The website of TaiJitsu/taïJutsu in France.