Japanese martial arts have a long and sophisticated history that has inspired books, paintings, plays, and manga. When movies became popular in the 20th century, Japanese filmmakers naturally ...

A book written by samurai in 1888 reveals martial arts practices for police of the day. These highly guarded techniques were revealed in text and illustrations.

This Japanese martial arts text, published in May 1914, was written by a woman for women. It was recently translated into English and republished by Eric Shahan, a translator who specializes in ...

This book drew on the expertise of 16 martial arts schools operating in Japan in 1888. A newly translated 19th-century book, written by samurai, ... In 1868, the Japanese shogun ...

Sonny Chiba was a prolific actor known for his Japanese martial arts movies, which featured his brutal movements and fearsome facial expressions. Chiba died at age 82 due to complications from COVID.

Emphasising self-defence rather than victory, Japan's youngest martial art brings both new and veteran practitioners from across the globe to Tanabe, the town where it was born.

TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japanese girls and boys will have to revisit their roots by learning martial arts and traditional sports such as judo or sumo in school if curriculum changes urged by ...

This book drew on the expertise of 16 martial arts schools operating in Japan in 1888. "Each school revealed their inner secrets and demonstrated their expertise," wrote Tetsutaro Hisatomi, the ...