Quote:
Attilio Anthony John Wagstaffe wrote:
Yes bu means military
Bujutsu = "military science"
Budo = "military way"
Also has connotations as to stopping the halberd....?
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Military: in one sense, yes - but it doesn't define what it actually means...'the meaning of
bu, both literally and in its historical context, encompasses a much broader set of concepts' (
The Principles of Aikido; Mitsugi Saotome; p.191).
As I said: the kanji shows a spear being stopped - 'the original intent of
bu was to stop war, to protect people from weapons' (ibid).
'Budo was intended to preserve the orderliness of society, not to promote the use of indiscriminate violence or brute force.' (ibid)
'...generally do not understand the true worth of this devastatingly effective martial art'