Dating back thousands of years, bojutsu was probably a battlefield martial art, used for training troops. It was adopted by the police in the Edo period (1603-1868) and it is likely that this influenced many of the techniques in existence today, most notably those aimed not at killing, but rather at harming or restraining unruly prisoners.
Different Styles of the Martial Arts – Naginatajutsu and Bojutsu
Posted: 25th November 2009 by Travis Luta in General0