| Badik: |
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A Malayan dagger shaped like a butterfly whose
straight blade bears one sharp edge. |
| Ba Gua Zhang: |
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Translated as Eight Trigram Palm. One of the
three Nei Jia Quan or internal styles of China. The other
two styles are Xing Yi Quan and Taiji Quan. The practice of
Bagua generates Qi (internal energy) for both health and combat
purposes. Baguazhang uses palm techniques exclusively. |
| Bajutsu: |
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Japanese art of horsemanship. Also known as
jobajutsu. |
| Bal: |
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Foot. |
| Balisong: |
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A knife produced in the Phillipines. Also known
as a "butterfly knife." |
| Bandesh: |
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An ancient form of Indian fighting who principle
tenant is to defeat an armed enemy without killing him. |
| Bando: |
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A Burmese method of armed and unarmed combat
composed of karate-like striking a kicking, judo-like throws,
stick fighting, swordplay, and knife and spear fighting. |
| Banjang: |
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A West Javanese style of gulat. |
| Banshay: |
|
A Burmese martial art, influenced by both Chinese
and Indian sources, which embraces the use of such weapons
as the sword, staff and spear. |
| Baro: |
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Korean command meaning to finish and return
to starting position. |
| Basho: |
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Grand sumo tournaments scheduled six times each
year in Japan. |
| Baston: |
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A wooden or rattan stick or cane of varying
lengths used in the Filipino martial arts. |
| Bastonero: |
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Students and practitioners of anis de mano. |
| Beladau: |
|
A Sumatran curved dagger with a convex cutting
edge. |
| Belt: |
|
Most modern martial arts schools use belts to
distinguish rank or level of skill. Traditionally, the darker
the belt the higher the rank. |
| Beng Chuan: |
|
A Chinese term meaning "crushing fist".
It refers to the explosive power cultivated in some Wushu styles. |
| Bersilat: |
|
A Malaysian martial art embracing both empty-hand
and weapons techniques. |
| Binot: |
|
An ancient Indian form of weaponless fighting
the employed wrestling techniques against both armed and unarmed
assailants. |
| Bisento: |
|
A spear-like weapon with a blade resembling
a scimitar affixed to its end. This weapon is extremely heavy,
and was used to cut through armor and/or to cut down a horse
in combat. The bisento was primarily used by the ninja of feudal
Japan. |
| Bo: |
|
A wooden staff approximately six feet long.
It is one of the five weapons systematized by the early Okinawan
developers of te (hand), and originated with the poles used
by farm people to balance heavy loads across the shoulders. |
| Bogu: |
|
Protective equipment of nonmetallic materials
used in several styles of Japanese karate, primarily for competitive
sparring. |
| Bojutsu: |
|
An armed defense system centering around the
use of the bo. It was developed from Japanese lance and spear
techniques. |
| Bokken: |
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A wooden sword used by the Japanese feudal warrior
as a practice weapon. The bokken went on to become an effective
battlefield weapon. |
| Bong: |
|
See "bo." |
| Bonno |
|
"Disturbed feeling". Loss of concentration. |
| Bu: |
|
"Military" or "warrior." A
concept denoting the entire military dimension of feudal Japan. |
| Buddhism: |
|
A religious doctrine, one branch of which -
the Chan school, or Zen - is closely connected to the practice
of the martial arts. |
| Budo: |
|
"Military way" or "way of fighting." A
generic term encompassing all of the Japanese martial arts,
which are largely 20th century offspring stemming from concepts
that can first be positively identified about the mid-18th
century. |
| Budoka: |
|
Any follower of the budo doctrine belonging
to such arts as aikido, judo, kendo and karate. |
| Bugei: |
|
A generic term encompassing older Japanese martial
arts which applies specifically to those principles used by
the samurai, or bushi, whose occupation was called bugei. |
| Bujin: |
|
A name for the martial arts expert. Translated
as "military person" or "warrior person." |
| Bujutsu: |
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"Military arts." A collective term
for all the Japanese arts practiced by the samurai. |
| Buke: |
|
Samurai. Translated as "person or military
class." |
| Bunkai: |
|
"Analysis." The detailed study of
martial arts techniques. |
| Bushi: |
|
"Military person," "warrior," or "samurai." A
term for the Japanese warrior which was changed to samurai
in the 15th century. |
| Bushido: |
|
A strict code of ethical behavior followed by
the samurai. Bushido was formulated during the Tokugawa Era
(1603 - 1868) of Japan. The premise of the code was to advise
a samurai how to conduct himself in battle and how to find
a meaningful place in a peacetime society. |
