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Gendai Budo
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, meaning "modern martial way," are modern Japanese martial arts which were established after the Meiji Restoration (1866-1869). Koryu are the opposite: ancient martial arts established before the Meiji Restoration.
ai budo includes such arts as aikido, judo, jukendo, iaido, karate-do, kendo, Kyudo, and shorinji kempo. Certain ryuha (schools) of these arts, however, can be classified as koryu, having been established before the Meiji Restoration (for example, Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryuha of iaido is more than 400 years old).
The Japanese art of sumo is often defined as a gendai budo.
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, meaning "modern martial way," are modern Japanese martial arts which were established after the Meiji Restoration (1866-1869). Koryu are the opposite: ancient martial arts established before the Meiji Restoration.
Scope and tradition
Gendai budo includes such arts as aikido, judo, jukendo, iaido, karate-do, kendo, Kyudo, and shorinji kempo. Certain ryuha (schools) of these arts, however, can be classified as koryu, having been established before the Meiji Restoration (for example, Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryuha of iaido is more than 400 years old).
The Japanese art of sumo is often defined as a gendai budo. This definition is incorrect, however, as sumo is, in fact, an ancient art that has attained popularity and media coverage in the modern era.
Gendai budo often have origins in koryu, or the traditional Japanese martial arts. For example, Kano Jigoro (?? ??? Kano Jigoro, 1860–1938) founded judo in part as an attempt to systematize the myriad traditions of jujutsu which existed at the time. Kendo similarly derives from the many schools of kenjutsu that evolved over the centuries.
Gendai budo generally stress martial arts as a study of life principles, for example as a means to refine one's approach to conflict or danger. Most, therefore, agree that it is improper to classify koryu as nothing more than fighting techniques, or to classify budo as merely a show or game. Rather, this perspective suggests that both koryu and gendai budo contain elements of both do (path, with spiritual overtones) and jutsu (technique). Many martial artists see the two as fundamentally interconnected, and the difference in emphasis may nonetheless manifest in various ways in content of the instruction, such as the focus on the state of mind during a technique or a focus on the technique itself.
Teaching Methods
Traditional koryu teaching methods emphasized a sharp and observant mind in the student. Sometimes the teacher would merely demonstrate a technique once and then withdraw to let the students piece it together themselves. The detailed, repeated, and "scientific" explanations of many gendai budo are a marked contrast to this style. This fuels many debates about martial arts pedagogy, and much inquiry into how teachers of either koryu and budo can make their particular type of instruction effective.
Organization
One major departure from koryu was the introduction of kyu and dan rankings, along with (in some dojo) colored belts. These rankings replaced the various certificates awarded within koryu. Gendai budo also generally do not contain the same strong entrance oaths and rituals as koryu, such as the keppan ("blood oath"). Whereas in most gendai budo dojo all are welcome provided they follow basic rules of conduct, koryu instructors often strictly scrutinize candidates. (Of course, both groups contain variance based on individual instructor and circumstance.)
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