Aikido: a primarily open-hand martial art focused on redirecting energy

Yabusame the Japanese art of horse mounted archery

A kusarigama practitioner

A kendo practitioner striking in motion

In passing, you never know who else is training

Iaido, the art of drawing the sword

Jukendo, the art of the bayonet

The forging of a Japanese blade

Tankendo, the art of the short sword

A practitioner of nito ryu kendo (the two sword style)

An opening greeting in classical Japanese martial arts

Standard standing position of a naginata practitioner

A free-sparring match between two naginata practitioners

The five basic stances used in naginata

Kyudo or Japanese archery

A mixed match (or isshu jiai) between a kendo practitioner and a naginata practitioner

A battodo practitioner tests their cutting ability on a bundle of straw

The practice of classical Japanese martial arts