List of Japanese martial arts explained

The following is a list of styles or schools in Japanese martial arts.For historical (koryū) schools, see List of koryū schools of martial arts.

• Aikido
• Araki-ryū
• Ashihara kaikan
• Bajutsu
• Battōjutsu
• Bōjutsu
• Bujinkan
• Byakuren Kaikan
• Chitō-ryū
• Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu
• Enshin kaikan
• Gensei-ryū
• Gōjū-ryū
• Hakkō-ryū
• Hojōjutsu
• Hōjutsu
• Iaido
• Isshin-ryu
• Jōdō
• Japanese kickboxing
• Judo
• Jūkendō
• Jujutsu
• Juttejutsu
• Karate
• Kendo
• Kenjutsu
• Kenpo
• Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo
• Kūdō
• Kusarigamajutsu
• Kyokushin
• Kyūdō
• Kyūjutsu
• Naginatajutsu
• Maniwa Nen-ryū
• Ninjutsu
• Nippon Kempo
• Niten Ichi-ryū
• Okinawan kobudō
• Shindō jinen-ryū
• Shitō-ryū
• Shoot Boxing
• Shoot wrestling
• Shootfighting
• Shōrin-ryū
• Shorinji Kempo
• Shorinji-Ryu
• Shōtōkan-ryū
• Shūdōkan
• Shūkōkai
• Shurikenjutsu
• Sōjutsu
  • Sōsuishi-ryū Suijutsu
• Sumo
• Taido
• Taijutsu
• Takeda Ryu Nakamura Ha
• Takenouchi-ryū
• Tantojutsu
• Tegumi
• Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
• Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu
• Tessenjutsu
• Togakure-ryu
• Tōon-ryū
• Toyama-ryū
• Uechi-ryū
• Wado-ryū
• Yabusame
• Yagyū Shingan-ryū
• Yoseikan Budo
• Yoseikan Karate
• Yoshukai Karate

See also

• Comparison of karate styles
• Comparison of kobudō styles