- Tojutsu
translates literally as "sword techniques". "Tō" is a very general Japanese word for
sword , and has no connotations with particular sizes, lengths or styles. It can be likened to the English noun 'blade'. The term Tojutsu is rarely used or mentioned inmartial arts sources. Tojutsu is encompassed by, and often confused withKenjutsu , which is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the katana. Tojutsu however is only the art using the sword, where Kenjutsu also covers Battōjutsu, the art of sword drawing, which is excluded from Tojutsu.
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