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Aiki O’Kami in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Aiki O'Kami

  2. Daito-Ryu Aiki-jujutsu

  3. Aiki-Jutsu

  4. Aiki-Ken

  5. Aiki Jujutsu

  6. Aiki Budo

  7. Takemusu Aiki

  8. Aikikai


 aikiokami
Aiki O'Kami Scroll

This is the Japanese martial arts Aiki O'Kami.

The Aiki (合気/合氣) means harmonious energy. While Okami or O'kami (大神) means great spirit.

You will usually see this title written as 合氣大神, though in modern Japanese (after 1945) the second character, 氣, was simplified to 気 in Japan (and 气 in China). I suggest you use 合氣大神, but please let me know when you order if you would prefer 合気大神 instead.

Daito-Ryu Aiki-jujutsu

School of Japanese Martial Arts

 dai tou ryuu ai ki ju jutsu
Daito-Ryu Aiki-jujutsu Scroll

大東流合気柔術 is Daitō-Ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, a Japanese martial art established by Takeda Sōkaku.

The most famous student of Daitō-Ryū Aiki-jūjutsu is Morihei Ueshiba who later founded the school or branch of martial arts known as Aikido.


Note: 大東流合気柔術 can also be romanized as Daito-ryu Aiki-Jujutsu, Daitou-Ryuu Aiki-Juujutsu or Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujitsu.

 ai ki jutsu
Aiki-Jutsu Scroll

合気術 (Aiki-Jutsu) is a school of martial arts descended from Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.

Note: Some also romanize 合気術 as Aiki-Jitsu.

 ai ki ken
Aiki-Ken Scroll

合気剣 is Aiki-Ken, a style of Japanese sword technique.

Aiki Jujutsu

 ai ki juu jutsu
Aiki Jujutsu Scroll

合気柔術 is the title for the Japanese martial arts style known as “Aiki-Jujutsu.”

 hé qì wǔ dào
 ai ki bu dou
Aiki Budo Scroll

合気武道 is the title Aiki-Budo or “Aiki Martial Arts” in Japanese Kanji.

合 means “union” or “harmony.”
気/氣 means “universal energy” or “spirit.”
武 means “martial” or “military.”
道 means “way” or “method.”

合気武道 is the modern Japanese way to write this. You may also see 合氣武道, where the second character is written in the older traditional (pre-1945) form. If you want this written 合氣武道, just include a note or email with your order.

合氣武道 are all Chinese characters as well, so I included the Chinese pronunciation above. However, while it can be understood in Chinese, this is not a common term in that language and is not used in any Chinese martial arts. Also, 気 is only used in Japan - Chinese will understand 気 to be the Japanese form of 氣.


See Also:  Martial Arts | Hapkido

Takemusu Aiki

 take musu ai ki
Takemusu Aiki Scroll

武産合氣 is one of the core spiritual concepts developed by Morihei Ueshiba to support his practice of Aikido.

Breaking down the characters:

武 - Bu (as in Bushido) is read as “Take” here. It means martial.

産 - Musu means innocent or naive, but also refers to the idea of birth and creation.

合氣 - Aiki as in Aikido - unifying spirit.

 ai ki kai
Aikikai Scroll

合気会 or “Aikikai” is the original school of Aikido.

Several organizations use this title. The first was established in Japan in 1940 (The Aikikai Foundation or 財団法人合気会).

The only difference between this title and Aikido is the last character, “kai” which means club, group, fraternity, organization, or assembly.

Note: 合気会 may be romanized with a dash like this: Aiki-Kai.


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Aiki O'Kami合氣大神
合気大神
aikiokami
Daito-Ryu Aiki-jujutsu大東流合氣柔術
大東流合気柔術
dai tou ryuu ai ki ju jutsu
daitouryuuaikijujutsu
dai to ryu ai ki ju jutsu
Aiki-Jutsu合氣術
合気術
ai ki jutsu
aikijutsu
Aiki-Ken合気剣ai ki ken / aikiken
Aiki Jujutsu合気柔術 / 合氣柔術
合气柔术
ai ki juu jutsu
aikijuujutsu
ai ki ju jutsu
Aiki Budo合氣武道
合気武道
ai ki bu dou
aikibudou
ai ki bu do
hé qì wǔ dào / /
Takemusu Aiki武産合氣take musu ai ki
takemusuaiki
Aikikai合気会 / 合氣會
合気会
ai ki kai / aikikai
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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