jutsu

{{Short description|Japanese morpheme}}

{{wiktionary|術}}

{{wiktionary|jutsu}}

{{nihongo|Jutsu|術}} ('technique', 'method', 'spell', 'skill' or 'trick') is a bound morpheme of the Sino-Japanese lexical stratum of the Japanese language. The moves in the following martial arts are called jutsu:

  • Bajutsu, the skills of horse riding
  • {{nihongo|Battōjutsu|抜刀術|the art of drawing a sword}}
  • Bōjutsu, fighting with a staff or elongated blunt object
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a self-defense system popularised in Brazil and heavily influenced by judo
  • Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, the art of close combat
  • Hōjutsu, use of firearms from close range
  • Iaijutsu, the sword technique of a sudden mortal draw attack
  • Jittejutsu, the Japanese martial art of using the Japanese weapon jitte
  • {{nihongo|Jūjutsu|柔術|unarmed fighting, including grapples instead of punches and kicks}} "
  • Kamajutsu, defense and combat with metal sickles (kama)
  • Kenjutsu, the art of sword fighting
  • Kusarigamajutsu, fighting with kusarigama
  • Kayakujutsu, Art of gunpowder
  • Kyujutsu, the art of the bow
  • Naginatajutsu, the art of using a naginata
  • Ninjutsu, Shinobi combat techniques and practices
  • {{nihongo|Saijutsu|釵術}}, fighting with sai daggers
  • Shurikenjutsu, the practice of throwing blades
  • Sōjutsu, the practice of using a spear
  • Taijutsu, unarmed fighting style
  • Tantojutsu, the technique of using a small blade or dagger
  • Tessenjutsu, fighting with the deceptive metal fan
  • Tonfajutsu, fighting with blunt tonfa weapons
  • Genjutsu, art of illusion

See also