We had talked about trying to find another name for "stafffighter" and/or "stafffighting". I was doing research on a few things and happened to see something about "stick fighting" which lead to this:
I highlighted the Unarmed section in green. I (personally) think that "unarmed" is boring, so we could always reconsider "unarmed" for "jujutsu". However, bojutsu or bodo could be used as "stafffighting" instead of having that long annoying name with 3 f's.bojutsu. ...but..."bo" is a loose term that means stick
..it doesnt mean "6 ft staff" ..the full name of the weapon itsself is rokushaku bo. there are also hanbo (half staff) and jo (4 ft) ...and also yawara...sometimes called kubotan, pocket stick..etc. which is about 6 inches long.
so they are called...bojutsu, jojutsu, hanbojutsu, yawarajutsu...etc ..."jutsu" means art/skill/science ...so bojutsu is the science of using a bo, or "stick". similarly...sojutsu is the art of using a spear. jujutsu is the art of yeilding (unarmed combat) ...kenjutsu is the art of using the sword. shurikenjutsu is the art of using shuriken (throwing stars/spikes)
so you can put the word jutsu behind anything really...in okinawan karate, kobudo (ancient war ways) is the term used to denote the weapons art that developed along side karate. but they have nunchuku jutsu, bojutsu, sai jutsu...etc etc. similarly kobudo in japan refers to ancient martial arts of all kinds. which were mostly weapon arts too. torite jutsu, or tuite jutsu, is the joint locking/pressure point aspects..or knife disarms. etc etc
even such things as self hypnosis ..called saiminjutsu. or in-ton jutsu...the art of concealing yourself (hiding)
many of them are now called "do" arts rather than "jutsu" arts. for example, bojutsu became bodo, and aikijujutsu became aikido. jujutsu became judo, kenjutsu became kendo. this largely happened after the samurai class was abolished and the practical war arts "jutsu" which were concerned with application in combat were not need as much. this is the hayday of modern jujutsu as well...weapons were no longer carried, so jujutsu became much more prominent than the sword arts.
these new "do" arts concentrate on the way "do in japanese and korean, tao in chinese" which refers to "the path" to enlightenment...etc. so some believe they are not as effective, and were not intended to necessarily be used in real life conflict. but anyone who's ever fought a judo person will tell you otherwise LAUGHING OUT LOUD LIKE A MORON....it shows a definate change in emphasis however from combat efficiency, to a more wholistic approach to safe training, as well as ways of life, rather than just combat efficiency.