Martial Arts

The Japanese word budou means "Martial Arts, Bushido, Military Arts" and is composed of the kanji 武 (read bu) meaning "martial, military, warrior, arms" and 道 (read dou) meaning "the way; teachings". The Way, or dou, refers to a way of life and so Budo may be thought of as the martial way of life.

Martial Arts (budou) is commonly written in English as "Budo". It is also used as a synonym for Bushido (bushidou).