Kobudō

The general umbrella term ko-ryū (古流, "old school") is also used to describe these ancient arts.

[3][4] Whereas modern martial arts are designed to develop humanistic ideals through physical and mental training, focusing on sports-related competitions and constructing technical systems (e.g., jūdō and kendō) that encourage team work, socially healthy values, and prosperity.

Dangerous techniques that are excluded from modern martial arts include various hidden weapons, medicinal and poisoning methods, and magic.

The system of kobudō is considered in following priorities order: 1) morals, 2) discipline 3) aesthetic form.

The use of the term kobudō should not be limited, as it popularly is, to the describing of the ancient weapons systems of Okinawa.

Yabusame archer on horseback , an ancient combat form
Yagyū Shinkage-ryū , one of the oldest schools of swordsmanship ( kenjutsu )