This is the title Aijō-Ryū, Aijou-Ryu or Aijou-Ryuu meaning “style of love and affection” or “flow of love” in Japanese.

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.

浅山一伝流 or Asayama Ichiden-ryū is a Japanese koryū martial art founded in the late Muromachi period by Asayama Ichidensai Shigetatsu.

至福感 is “feelings of bliss” in Japanese.

A breakdown of the Kanji in this title:
至福 (shifuku) beatitude; supreme bliss.
感 (kan) feeling; sensation; emotion; admiration; impression.

武士道館 is the title Bushidokan or Bushido-Kan.

武心館 is the title for Bushinkan or Bushin-kan, which translates roughly as Warrior Heart Hall/House.

武士流柔術 is a special title added for a customer's specific school/style of Jujutsu.

Please only order this if you are a member/practitioner of this style.

致道館 is the name Chidokan.

Chidōkan was established in 1805. The original Chidōkan school was located in Tsuruoka, Japan.

The original school taught a combination of traditional Chinese literature, Ogasawara-ryū etiquette, Chinese medicine and martial arts alongside Confucianism.

千唐流 (Chitō-Ryū, Chito-Ryu, or Chitoryu) is a style of karate founded by Tsuyoshi Chitose.

Here's the meaning of each character of the title:
千 = 1000
唐 = China (literally Tang, as in Tang Dynasty).
流 = Style or School.

Together, Chito-Ryu means “1,000 [year old] Chinese style.”

I will leave it up to you whether this is of Japanese or Okinawan style. The title certainly suggests roots traced back to China.

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調和流柔術 is the title for Chowa-Ryu Jujitsu.

This roughly translates as harmonious-flow Jujitsu. The first two characters are sometimes romanized as chōwa, chouwa, chowa, or cho-wa.

大道無門 is a Buddhist proverb that means “The Great Way has no entrance,” “The Great Way is gateless,” or “The Great Path lacks a gate.”

This can be translated in many other ways.

This concept was authored within a long sacred text by 無門慧開 (known as Wúmén Huìkāi in Chinese or Mumon Ekai in Japanese). He was a Chinese Chan Master (in Japanese, a Zen Master) who lived between 1183 and 1260 AD. His most famous work was a 48-koan collection titled “The Gateless Barrier” or “The Gateless Gate” (無門關 Wú Mén Guān in Chinese, or 無門関 Mu Mon Kan in Japanese). This calligraphy title is a notable line from this collection.

I like this reference to the source of this proverb: The Gateless Gate 無門關

大東流 is Daitō-ryū, a Japanese martial art style - usually associated with Aikido.

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.

英信流 is the Japanese martial arts term, Eishin-ryu.

This can also be pronounced Hidenobu-ryu. The direct meaning is something like, hero faith school (or school of heroic faith).

勸 is the simplest Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja word for encouragement or the act of encouraging someone.

This can also mean: to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe.

不動心館 can be translated as “Fudoshinkan,” or “Immovable Mind Hall.”

Fudoshinkan (不動心館) refers to various Japanese martial arts schools, primarily focusing on Aikido, Iaido (sword art), and Jodo (short staff), emphasizing the concept of Fudoshin (不動心) – a calm, immovable mind in the face of challenge, reflecting traditional samurai spirit through dynamic training and inner peace

Immovable mind; unwavering composure. Hall/school (as in -kan / -gwan).

不動心流 can be translated as “Fudoshin-Ryu,” or “Immovable Mind Style.”

玄制流 is the Japanese title for the Genseiryū or Gensei-Ryū style of Karate.

剛柔館 is the martial arts style Gojukan or Goju-Kan.

The meaning is “hardness [and] softness hall.”

剛 = Hard, firm, or strong.
柔 = Soft, softness, flexible, supple, yielding, gentleness, or pliant.
館 = Hall, building, school room, or an alternate word for a dojo.

剛柔流 is the title of the Goju-Ryu or Gōjū-Ryū school/style of Karate or Japanese martial arts.

Sometimes romanized as Gojo-Ryu or Gojoryu, though technically, it should be Gōjū-Ryū (the accents indicating long vowel sounds like “gou juu ryuu”).

剛柔流空手道 is the title of the Goju-Ryu Karate-Do school of martial arts.

剛柔松濤流 is the martial arts title Goju Shoto-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

剛完流 is the title of the Gokan-Ryu or “Go Kan Ryu” martial art.

顧 is the Chinese surname Gu.

顧 means, “to look after” or “consider.”

Other characters can be surnames and romanize as Gu, so make sure you are not looking for 谷 (valley/grain), 古 (ancient), or 辜 (guilt).

グ is the name Gu in Japanese Katakana.

This is probably not what you are looking for, as Gu is more commonly a Chinese surname. Unless your non-Chinese parents named you Gu, this is not what you want.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

八光流 (Hakkō-Ryū) is a style of jujutsu associated with Daito-Ryu.

The title Hakko-Ryu comes from the Japanese phrase which translates as “The Style of the Eighth Light,” or more literally, “Eighth Light Style.”

The 光 character is associated with brightness or brilliance. It can be used to describe someone of great talent or potential. So the meaning goes far beyond just light.

班固 is the Japanese surname Hanko.

Note: In Chinese, this title refers to Ban Gu, an Eastern Han dynasty historian who wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han.

一心会 is the Japanese martial arts title “Isshinkai” or “Isshin-Kai.”

It literally means “One Heart Association” or “Single-Heart Club.” This title is often associated with Isshin-Ryu Aikido and Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do. This title is an appropriate name for a dojo that teaches these styles.

In calligraphy, 一心会 conveys legitimacy, unity, and shared standards.

一心会 is understood as Chinese and Korean Hanja (though written as 一心會 in Traditional Chinese, and in modern times, 일심회 in Korean Hangul).

一心館 can be translated as “Isshin-kan,” or “Single-Mindedness Hall/School.”

一心流 is the title for Isshin-Ryu.

The literal meaning is “one heart method.” You could also translate it as “Unified Hearts Method,” “One-Mind School” or “One-Heart Style.”

It implies people doing things as if with one heart and mind.

As a style or lineage name, this phrase suggests a school founded on simplicity, unity of intent, and clarity of principle rather than excessive technical complexity.

The second Kanji can be defined as the heart, mind, or essence of your being. Clearly, there's a multitude of ways you can define this title in English.

See Also:  Isshin-Kai

一心流空手道 is the full title for Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do.

The literal meaning is “one heart method empty hand way.”

There are other ways to translate this, but if you are looking for this title, you already know that.

This would make a great wall scroll for your dojo or private studio if you study this form of Japanese (technically from Okinawa) Karate.

Because this is a specifically-Japanese title, I strongly recommend that you select our Japanese Master Calligrapher to create this artwork.

一刀流 is is a Japanese martial art primarily utilizing the sword.

There are many sub-styles of Itto-Ryu and this martial arts had significant influence on the development of modern Kendo.

Though 一刀流 is pronounceable in Chinese with the meaning, “One-Sword Style,” this should be considered a Japanese-only style.

This is the martial arts style Iwama Ryu Japanese Kanja.

歡 means joyous, happy, delightful, and pleased.

歡 represents external happiness that may have you clapping and cheering.

Please note: The other happiness/joyful which looks like "喜" is more popular.

歡 is the ancient/old version in China and Japan. After WWII in Japan, they started using 歓. Just let us know if you want this modern version instead of the ancient one.

See Also:  Happiness

This is the title Kanazawa Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

This can refer to Hirokazu Kanazawa, founder of Shotokan or the city Kanazawa in Japan.

金 = gold
沢 = marsh / swamp / abundance / richness
流 = style / lineage / system / school

So Kanazawa-Ryū literally means:
“Golden Marsh School” or poetically “School of Abundant Gold / Rich Spirit.”

完全剛柔流 is the title of the “Kanzen Goju-Ryu” or “Kanzen Gōjū-Ryū” school of Japanese martial arts.

完全 or Kanzen means complete, whole, total, or entire.

香取神道流 is the Japanese Kanji for the Katori Shintō-ryū martial arts.

This is the Japanese martial arts school, “Kenshin-Kan” or “Ken Shin Kan” in Kanji.

古武館 is the martial arts style Kobukan or Kobu-Kan.

The meaning is “ancient warrior hall.”

古 = Old, ancient, antique, or paleo-
武 = Martial, warrior, or military.
館 = Hall, building, school room, or an alternate word for a dojo.

古流武術 is the title “Ko-ryū Bujutsu” which basically means “old school martial arts” or “ancient flow martial arts.”

This is more a Japanese than a Chinese martial arts term but would be understood in Chinese as well.

孝心館 is the title for Koushinkan, Koshinkan, or Kōshin-Kan.

The romanization of this title varies a little, but the original characters are the same.

孝 = Filial piety or obedience.
心 = Heart, mind, intention, or center.
馆 = Building or establishment (dojo).

This can be pronounced in Chinese and has the same meaning, but you should consider this a Japanese martial arts title.

鬆林流空手道 is the Japanese title for the Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do school of martial arts.

If directly translated, it means “Pine Forest Style Empty Hand Way.”

Notes:
1. 松林流 can be pronounced Matsubayashi-Ryū or Shōrin-Ryū. This can be confusing as Shōrin can also represent 少林 which refers to the Shaolin (little forest) style.
2. 松 can also be written in the traditional form of 鬆.

松村少林流 is the Japanese martial arts title “Matsumura Shorin-ryu.”

Meibukan (明武舘) is a branch of Gōjū-ryū karate. It was created by Meitoku Yagi, a student of Goju-ryu's founder, Chojun Miyagi. Meibukan means "House of the pure-minded warrior."

This is the martial arts style Meifu Shinkage-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

無外流 is the name Mugai-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

無外流 means “Without Outward Flow” or “Outer Nothingness School” and is a Japanese koryū martial art school.

無双直伝英信流 is the modern way to write the Japanese martial arts term, Musō Jikiden Eishin-Ryū (iaido style).

Sometimes the second Kanji is written as 雙, and the fourth Kanji is written 傳, making the full title 無雙直傳英信流. See the other version of this title if you want that traditional version.

無雙直傳英信流 is the traditional or old way to write the Japanese martial arts title, Musō Jikiden Eishin-Ryū (iaido style).

In modern Japanese, the second and fourth Kanji are different, making them 無双直伝英信流.

Musō Jikiden Eishin-Ryū is arguably the most renowned Japanese sword art school, with a history dating back to the early 1600s.

夢想神伝流 is the martial arts style Musō Shinden-Ryū in Japanese Kanji.

日本小林流 is the Japanese title Nippon Shorin-ryu.

&#; is the martial arts title, Niten Ichi-Ryū.

The rough translation is “Two Heavens as One.”

沖縄剛柔流空手道 is the title of the Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate-Do school of martial arts.

沖縄剛柔館 is the martial arts style Okinawan Gojukan or Okinawan Goju-Kan.

The meaning is “Okinawa hardness [and] softness hall.”

沖縄 = Okinawa.
剛 = Hard, firm, or strong.
柔 = Soft, softness, flexible, supple, yielding, gentleness, or pliant.
館 = Hall, building, school room, or an alternate word for a dojo.

小野派一刀流 is Ono-ha Ittō-ryū, the oldest branch of Ittō-ryū styles from Ittosai Kagehisa's original martial arts style.

This can be the Chinese ancient surname Gan or current surname Qian. In Japanese, it can be the surname Nukui, Susumu, Ken, Kan, Kawaki, Kawai, Inute, or Inui.

The meaning of this character varies a lot depending on context. These meanings include dry, clean, foster, adoptive, heaven, male, masculine, enduring, or continual.

The “Gan” version of this character was converted to Simplified Chinese as 干 in 1965. However, the “Qian” pronunciation is not associated with 干. Though to add to the confusion, there is an unrelated Simplified Chinese character 千 that romanizes as “Qian” and is also a surname.

砕破 is the title “Saifa” written in Japanese Kanji. This literally means “smash and tear.” Like most styles of martial arts, Saifa has origins in China. It was Higashionna that brought Saifa to Okinawa.

Saifa is generally associated with Gōjū-ryū as a title for a kata.

Notes: While Saifa is often written as 砕破, it can also be written 碎破 (just a variation on the first Kanji). Sometimes written in Japanese Katakana as サイハ.

三戦 is a title that literally means “three battles/conflicts/wars.”

三戦 is often figuratively used to relay the idea of a battle to unify the mind, body, and spirit.

Original usage likely comes from Fujian province in Southern China (just across from Taiwan).

This title is used in various schools such as Okinawan Karate, Uechi-Ryū, Gōjū-Ryū, Fujian White Crane, and Five Ancestors among others.

This is the title Satori-Ryu in Japanese.

The meaning is “Enlightenment School” or “School of Enlightenment”

誠志館 is the martial arts style Seishi-Kan or Seishikan in Japanese Kanji.

The meaning is “House of True Will” or “House of Truth and Will”.

A few schools use a different first character for a martial arts style with the same romanization and a similar meaning, 正志館. Click here to order 正志館.

Do not confuse Seishi-Kan with Seishin-Kan! It's not the same!

聖心館 is the martial arts style Seishin-Kan or Seishinkan in Japanese Kanji.

The meaning is “Sacred Heart Hall” or “House of the Sacred/Good Heart”.

Do not confuse Seishin-Kan with Seishi-Kan! It's not the same!

Seiunchin or 制引戦 is a kata of Goju-ryu karate.

志道館 is the Japanese title Shidōkan (sometimes pronounced Kokorozashi-do-kan).

志道館 is often associated with Shorin-ryu Shidokan (小林流志道館). Do not confuse this title with the newer 士道館 which is also romanized as Shidōkan.

神伝不動流 is the title of the martial arts school/style known as Shinden Fudo Ryū.

新陰流 is the title for “Shinkage-Ryu,” and the style of Japanese fencing or sword fighting.

This is the title for Shinkakutō-ryū or Shin Kakuto Ryu in Japanese martial arts.

新格闘流 or Shinkakutō-ryū means “New Standard Fighting Style” or just “New Fighting Style.”

神道夢想流 is Shintō Musō-ryū, or Shindō Musō-ryū.

This is usually used in the context of jōdō, a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of jōjutsu (the art of wielding the short staff).

糸東流氣目館空手道 is the title for Shito-Ryu Ki-Me-Kan Karate-Do.
A school of Karate.

Note that while this title can be pronounced in Chinese, it only makes complete sense in Japanese.

糸東流 is the title for Shito-Ryu.

Note that while this title can be pronounced in Chinese, it only makes complete sense in Japanese.

糸東流空手道 is the title for Shito-Ryu Karate-Do.

This is the title Shōbayashi-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

小 = small
林 = forest
流 = style / school / lineage

Notes:
小林 can be read Shōbayashi or Kobayashi in Japanese.
In American/Okinawan karate groups, Shōbayashi is used to distinguish the lineage

小林少林流 is the title Shobayashi Shorin-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

Shōbayashi Shōrin-Ryū is of real Okinawan karate lineage, but the romanization causes confusion.

小林 = Shōbayashi (can also be read Kobayashi)
少林流 = Shōrin-Ryū (Shaolin style) which means “Small-forest Shaolin School.”

This reflects the lineage that uses 小林 (small forest) instead of 松林 (pine forest) or 少林 (Shaolin) as the branch identifier of the Okinawan martial arts style.

You should use this, 小林流 (Shōbayashi/Kobayashi-Ryū) or “Small-forest style” for the Chibana lineage.
You should use 松林流 (Matsubayashi-Ryū) or “Pine-forest style” for the Nagamine lineage.

昭霊流 is Shōrei-Ryū, a type of Okinawan karate.

Shōrei-ryū means “the style of inspiration.”

小林流志道館 is the Japanese title Shorin-ryu Shidōkan.

少林寺流 is the Japanese martial arts title “Shorin-ji-ryu.”

Though the first part of the title comes from the Shaolin temple in China. In Japan, this refers to an Okinawa school of karate.

Note: Sometimes, this title is written without the “ji” or “temple” Kanji.

少林流 is the Japanese martial arts title “Shorin-ryu.”

Though the first part of the title comes from the Shaolin (small forest) monks of China.
In Japan, this refers to the Okinawa School of Karate.

Note that often in Japanese, the first Kanji of this title was changed to the version shown to the right. If you prefer this version, please click on the Kanji to the right instead of the button above.

小林流翔武館 is the title, Shorin-Ryu Shobukan meaning “Little Forest Style - Soaring Warrior House” in Japanese.

There is more than one version of Shorin-Ryu and Shobukan, so make sure the characters here match the ones used at your dojo.

正心流 is a Japanese title that means “right heart style,” “true mind method,” or “truthful heart school.”

The first character means right, correct, greater, or true.

The second character means heart, mind, soul, or essence.

The third character means style, method, or some will translate it as a school.

Please note, there is more than one martial arts school that romanizes as Shoshin-Ryu.

初心流 is often translated in Japanese as “beginner's mind style,” “beginner's spirit method,” or “beginner’s-mind school”

The first character means first, initial, primary, junior, beginning, or basic.

The second character means heart, mind, soul, or essence.

The third character means style, method, or some will translate it as a school.

Please note, there is more than one martial arts school that romanizes as Shoshin-Ryu.

松濤館流 is the Japanese martial arts title, Shotokan-Ryu.

This is a style or school of karate.

修行館 is shugyō-kan or shugyou-kan in Japanese.

修交会 is Shūkōkai, Shūkō-kai, or Shuko-kai, a martial arts style derived from Shitō-ryū (糸東流) back in the 1940s.

首里流 is the title of Shuri-Ryu, a style of Karate established in the mid-1900s by Robert Trias in Arizona.

簡 expresses the idea of something simple or the essence of simplicity in life in Chinese.

This can also refer to a simple slip of bamboo for taking notes or writing a letter (especially in Korean Hanja).

Technically this is a word meaning simplicity and brevity in Japanese but it's rarely used in modern Japanese. Therefore, you should probably only select this character if your audience is Chinese.

See Also:  Brevity

六 is the number 6 in Chinese, Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji. I have no idea why you would want this as a calligraphy wall scroll, but hundreds of visitors search for this number.

In Japanese, this character can be pronounced differently depending on context. It can be ryu, roku, mu, and a few others when combined with other Kanji.

There's just one way to pronounce this in Chinese. Korean also has just one pronunciation.

Also written 陸 or 陆 as an anti-fraud banker’s numeral.

Taidō (The Way of the Body) is a style of Karate practiced in Japan and popular worldwide.

Taidō or 躰道 traces a lineage from Genseiryū (玄制流), which came from Shuri-te (首里手), one of the original martial arts schools of ancient Okinawa.

The first character 躰 is a variant of the original Chinese character 體. In modern Japan, they tend to use 体, a more simple character form. 体 is also the modern Simplified Chinese form of 體.
The 躰 character is correct for this 躰道 martial arts title. But it can be confusing with so many variants out there, not to mention other homophonic Japanese words that also romanize as Taidō or Taidou.

To have a bit more fun with this 躰 character, it has a 身 radical on the left, which sets it apart. The meaning doubles up on the “body” as 身 (shin) is a character that also means body in Japanese and Chinese. On the right is 本, which often means root, stem, origin, source, or fundamental (but can also mean “book” in some contexts). This has deviated from the original 體 which was 骨 (bone) + 豊 (vessel). Hence, the body was your “bone vessel” in ancient Asia.

The meaning of 躰, as well as 體 and 体, is usually translated as the body. When related to the physical body, it can also refer to the torso, trunk, build, physique, or the constitution of a person. As an extension of this, it can also refer to someone's health (good body = good health).
However, depending on the context, it can encompass other meanings such as form, style, system, experience, aspect, corpus, corporeal, substance, or essentials.

The second character, 道, is recognized and well-known as the “Way” and is the same “do” as in Karate-do or Aikido.

天道流 is the martial arts title Tendo-ryu or Tendō-ryū in Japanese Kanji. The meaning is “Heaven Way Style” or “Sky Way Method.”

天真武甲流兵法 is the Kanji title that romanizes as Tenshin Bukō-Ryū Heihō or Tenshin Buko-Ryu Heiho.

天真武甲流兵法 is a Japanese koryū martial art that has its roots in the Toda-ryū, founded in the late Muromachi period around the year 1560 by Toda Seigen.

This title can be pronounced in Chinese with a similar meaning, however, it should be considered a Japanese title.

This is the martial arts style Tenshin-Ryū Heihō.

天真正伝香取神道流 is Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, a very old form of Japanese martial arts.

闘魂流 is the name of the Japaense style of Karate known as Toukon-Ryu.

The meaning is “Fighting Spirit Style.”

戸山流 or Toyama-Ryu is a relatively modern Japanese swordsmanship style (gendai budo) developed in the early 20th century at the Toyama Military Academy in Japan.

It was designed to efficiently train Imperial Japanese Army officers in swordsmanship, with a focus on practical application for battlefield use.

上地流空手道 is the title of the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do school of Okinawan martial arts.

Uechi means “higher stages of practice” in a Buddhist context.

上地流 or Uechi-Ryū is the short name for a traditional style of Okinawan karate.

Uechi-Ryū is named after its creator, Kanbun Uechi. Uechi was an Okinawan man who left at the age of 19 for China to study Chinese martial arts and medicine.

The meaning of this title is “Uechi Flow,” “Uechi Style,” or “Uechi School.” Although, the name 上地 or Uechi can mean “higher stages of practice” in the Buddhist context. Therefore, you can stretch the meaning to be “Higher-Stages-of-Practice Style.”

ウエシロ鬆林流 is the title Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu or Ueshiro Matsubayashi-Ryu in Japanese Katakana and Kanji.

Ueshiro's name is Okinawan, so there is no standard Japanese Kanji transliteration; therefore, a Katakana version (ウエシロ) is appropriate.

松林 can be romanized/pronounced as shorin or matsubayashi thus the two title variations.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Katakana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Wado-Kai is used as a title for styles of Karate and Aikido.

Breaking down the characters into the proper Japanese Romaji, you have “wa dou kai” or “wa dō kai.” The meaning is roughly-translated as “Harmony Way Club” or “Peace Method Association.” The first Kanji should probably be read as harmony, rather than peace in this case.

See Also:  Wado-Ryu

和道會合気道 is the title for Wado-Kai Aikido.

See Also:  Wado-Ryu

和道流 or Wado-Ryu is a style of Karate or Jujutsu (Jujitsu).
Note: Many will argue whether this is a style of Karate or Jujutsu.

While some find Wado-Ryu similar to Shotokan Karate, enough differences exist in perspective and technique that it stands by itself.

Breaking down the characters into the proper Japanese Romaji, you have “wa dou ryuu” or “wa dō ryū.” The meaning is roughly-translated as “Harmony Way Style” or “Peace Method Style.” The first Kanji should probably be read as harmony rather than peace in this case.

See Also:  Wado-Kai

和道流空手 is the Japanese martial arts title, “Wado-Ryu Karate.”

See Also:  Wado-Kai

This is the martial arts style Yōshin-Ryū or Yoshin-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.