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Battousai
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From a recent discussion on e-budo I heard that Karate was a modern martial art, and that within Bujutsu the term for what is called Karate today never existed. Karate is totally Okinawan in origin and that Bujutsu doesn't have any sort of Karate in its history. (This is what I have read in other posts.)
Coming up with a term for the striking elements of Bujutsu seems difficult for me, striking is karate plain and simple, from my background. The term Atemi waza does not seem accurate to me, seeing Atemi/Chuan Fa as the weak points of the body, a term to describe target areas, not the art of striking itself.
This leads me to a question about Tote, what does the "To" stand for, and is this the ancient Japanese term for the striking art?
Coming up with a term for the striking elements of Bujutsu seems difficult for me, striking is karate plain and simple, from my background. The term Atemi waza does not seem accurate to me, seeing Atemi/Chuan Fa as the weak points of the body, a term to describe target areas, not the art of striking itself.
This leads me to a question about Tote, what does the "To" stand for, and is this the ancient Japanese term for the striking art?