Fist of Destiny : Memoirs of a Martial Artist by Karl Lancaster - HTML preview

Glossary of Terms

Aikido - Japanese martial art meaning ‘way of the harmonious spirit’

Aiki-jutsu - martial sub system derived from Ju-jutsu

Bagua - Chinese internal fighting system

bodo/bo-jutsu - Japanese fighting system using a stick

Bokken - Wooden practice sword

Boxing - Western fighting art now a sport

Budo - Japanese code of ethics for the samurai

Bujutsu - Samurai weaponry

Chan/Zen - Buddhist sect

Chin-a - Locking and throwing using the joints

Chi/Ki - Energy that martial artists use to perform certain feats

Chin Ping (or Qing Ping) - Chinese ancient sword fighting system

Dadoe - Chinese weapon something like a European halberd

Dan/duan - black belt grades (normally starting at one and progressing up to ten or in some cases higher)

Goshin Jutsu - style of Ju-jutsu

Hakama - Divided skirt worn by the samurai and some martial artists

Hapkido - Korean martial art

Iaido - Japanese art of drawing and cutting using a katana (Samurai sword)

I-ching - Book of Changes

Jodo - Japanese art of stick fighting

Judo - Competition sport derived from Ju-jutsu ‘ gentle or compliant way’

Ju-jutsu - Japanese fighting system used by the samurai

Jukka Ryu - Style of Ju-jutsu

Karate - Okinawan fighting system ‘ way of the empty hand’

Kata - series of pre planned moves involving one or more people

Katana - Samurai sword

Kobudo - Mastery of some of the Japanese weapons

Kung fu - General term covering several hundred different Chinese styles of fighting

Kyudo - Japanese archery

Mizong - Style of kung fu ‘lost track boxing’

Mochzoe - Form of meditation

Ninja/Ninjutsu - Person who does ninjutsu/ art of stealth incorporating a fighting style used by spies/assassins in Japan

Nunchuka - Rice flails used as a weapon

Preying Mantis - Style of kung fu

Sai - farming implement adapted for fighting, looks like a big fork with a long central tine

Shaolin - A Buddhist temple in China birth place of Chan Buddhism and centre of excellence for kung fu, also a style of kung fu

Shodakan - Sub style of aikido

Sifu (Chinese)/Sensie (Japanese) - Instructor or teacher

Simu (Chinese) - Mother Teacher

Tai Chi - Style of kung fu using slow movements and considered beneficial for health

Tae Kwon Do - Korean art similar to karate ’ way of the hand and foot’

Taoism - Chinese religious / philosophical system

Tomiki - Kenji Tomiki founder of Tomiki style aikido

Tonfa - farming implement used for fighting, long wooden block with a handle on one side

Xing-i - Internal style of kung fu

Yoga - Indian system of movements for health and meditation

Yoshinkan - Style of aikido

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Other books by Karl Lancaster

Sex Stories for a Mature Woman - six erotic short stories

The Trials of Jules Jovian - Eight stories following the sexual exploits of a woman from her teens to her fifties