equal,
but the essence of Bushido, cultivated for many centuries, continued to play
an important part in the daily lives of the Japanese. Budo, being less combative
and more concerned with the spiritual discipline by which one elevates oneself
mentally and physically, were more attractive to the common people and were
readily taken up by all classes, and people of every social strata. Accordingly,
kenjutsu became kendo, iajutsu became iaido, jojutsu became jodo, and jujutsu
became judo.
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