taijutsu

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TAIJUTSU — [Noun] The Japanese martial art of unarmed combat, relying on body mechanics, leverage, and movement rather than weapons. From the Japanese 体 (tai, "body") + 術 (jutsu, "skill" or "art"), literally meaning "body skill" or "body art." Unlike "kenjutsu" (which sings with the steel of blades) or "ninjutsu" (which whispers of shadows and subterfuge), taijutsu is the raw arithmetic of survival—elbows and knees, rolls and locks, the body as both weapon and shield. It is the sudden pivot of a hip throwing an opponent, the coiled tension of a forearm deflecting a strike, the controlled collapse of a fall turned into momentum. A discipline where the self is both sculptor and stone.