Bujutsu and Budo
Long before the term budo 武道 came into existence in Japan, the words bujutsu 武術 and bugei 武芸 were already in use. Although the term budo did appear at one point thereafter, it seems to have been used largely as a near synonym for bushido 武士道 , and its meaning differed somewhat from the sense in which budo is commonly understood today. In contemporary usage, the term budo emphasizes practice grounded in the philosophy of do 道(the “Way”). The concept of do overlays the passage of human...
