
A type of martial arts where competitors wearing armor face each other and compete for victory or defeat by hitting the part specified by bamboo swords. In the Edo period, it became a samurai table art, and further merged with Bushido to have a spiritual content, but entered the Meiji period and declined with … Read More

Em japonês, diz-se “Bu shi do”. Como símbolo do sistema de identidade do período Edo, o samurai, comerciante agroindustrial, se destacava acima do mundo, ostentava as virtudes do confucionismo, agia como um santo e deveria ser incentivado pelas artes marciais. Parece que era considerado uma virtude não se deixar aprisionar pela vida, como comida, mantimento e… Leia Mais

Description for Harakiri (read as Seppuku) 1. Use your own sword to cut your stomach and die. 2. One of the punishments imposed on samurai during the Edo period. The lightest of the death penalty. In front of the autopsy, a kaishakunin shot down his neck from behind as he cut his belly. Japan … Read More




