Kobudo

thumb|Yabusame archer on [[horseback, an ancient combat form]] thumb|Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, one of the oldest schools of swordsmanship ([[kenjutsu)]] is a collective term for Japanese traditional techniques for the use of armour, blades, firearms, and techniques related to combat and horse riding. The kanji and are other ways of writing it. The general umbrella term is also used to describe these ancient arts.