Jutsu () ('technique', 'method', 'spell', 'skill' or 'trick') is a bound morpheme of the Sino-Japanese lexical stratum of the Japanese language. The moves in the following martial arts are called jutsu:

  • Bajutsu, the skills of horse riding
  • Battōjutsu (抜刀術, the art of drawing a sword)
  • Bōjutsu, fighting with a staff or elongated blunt object
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a self-defense system popularised in Brazil and heavily influenced by judo
  • Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, the art of close combat
  • Hōjutsu, use of firearms from close range
  • Iaijutsu, the sword technique of a sudden mortal draw attack
  • Jittejutsu, the Japanese martial art of using the Japanese weapon jitte
  • Jūjutsu (柔術, unarmed fighting, including grapples instead of punches and kicks) "
  • Kamajutsu, defense and combat with metal sickles (kama)
  • Kenjutsu, the art of sword fighting
  • Kusarigamajutsu, fighting with kusarigama
  • Kayakujutsu, Art of gunpowder
  • Kyujutsu, the art of the bow
  • Naginatajutsu, the art of using a naginata
  • Ninjutsu, Shinobi combat techniques and practices
  • Saijutsu (釵術), fighting with sai daggers
  • Shurikenjutsu, the practice of throwing blades
  • Sōjutsu, the practice of using a spear
  • Taijutsu, unarmed fighting style
  • Tantojutsu, the technique of using a small blade or dagger
  • Tessenjutsu, fighting with the deceptive metal fan
  • Tonfajutsu, fighting with blunt tonfa weapons
  • Genjutsu, art of illusion

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