Embusen / Performance Line

演武線

Prescribed floor diagram or movement line along which a Kata is performed.

Quick Facts

CategoryConcept / Principle

Pronunciation/[em-boo-sen]/

Alternative NamesFloor diagram of kata, Performance floor line

Definition

Embusen ('martial performance line') maps out the floor geometry of a Kata (e.g., I-shape, T-shape, or plus sign). Mastery requires ending the final move on the exact starting spot on the tatami.

Related Terms

Dojo道場

Traditional training hall for Japanese martial arts and meditation.

Tatami畳

Traditional and modern impact-absorbing mat forming the floor of a dojo.

Kata型 / 形

Codified sequence of martial movements representing defense and attack against imaginary foes.

Associated Martial Arts

Shotokan Jundokan Goju-ryu Byakuren Kaikan Seidokaikan Karate Kyokushin Budokai Takamura Shindo Yoshin-ryu Kyushin-ryu Jujutsu Asayama Ichiden-ryu Shinno Shinto-ryu Jujutsu Shindo Yoshin-ryu Jujutsu Sekiguchi-ryu Jujutsu Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu Jujutsu Hontai Yoshin-ryu Jujutsu Takagi-ryu Jujutsu Jikishin-ryu Jujutsu Shibukawa-ryu Jujutsu Tenjin Shin-ryu Jujutsu Chokushin-ryu Jujutsu Unkei-ryu Jujutsu