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Taijutsu (体術?), literally meaning "body skill" or "body art", is a term for Japanese martial arts techniques that rely on a set of body movements. Historically, the word taijutsu was often used interchangeably with jujutsu (as well as many other terms) to refer to a range of grappling skills.
Taijutsu is a form of traditional Japanese unarmed combat common to a plethora of arts utilized throughout main-land Japan's history. Contemporary belief misrepresents it as singularly applicable to the Takamatsuden arts; this is erroneous. Taijutsu is a generic term meaning 'body skills' and thus is not particular to one specific school.
A sample synthesis of taijutsu applications is as follows:
| Application |
Description |
| Koppojutsu |
breaking bones |
| Koshijutsu |
Striking nerve points, muscles, knowledge of the human body, etc. |
| Taihenjutsu |
Evasion, postures, ukemi (rolls/falling), etc. |
| Dakentaijutsu |
Striking patterns, fist formations, conditioning, etc. |
| Jutaijutsu |
Throws, joint locks, pins, etc. |
