Japan is known for its martial arts. There is Judo, which focuses more on soft fighting rather than hurting the opponent, Karate, a mainly defensive art, Kendo, the art of sword fencing, Kyudo, the art of the bow and arrow, Aikido, the art of overpowering an opponent without resorting to sheer strength, and Sumo, Japan's national sport of wrestling. In Japanese history, the Samurai were the warriors of honor. There was the Ninja, the equivalent of today's stealth fighters. __
