Abstract
1. Original Budo is the discipline for the samurai (warrior) to give devoted service and the charactor of Budo was established in Tokugawa era.
2. After the Meiji Restoration the samurai caste which was the basis of Budo ceased to exist, and Japan as a modern state learned much from western civilization. And among those introduced things to Japan, physical education or sports under the school system are not native to Japan as for the doctorine, and they are different type compared with the original Budo. Therefore, Budo was institutionalized into the physical school education carricula at the end of the Meiji Era.
3. During the Second World War, Budo was very much encouraged for prosecution of the war and it was an independent subject apart from physical exercises. But, after the war Budo was prohibited for a while, and later it was restored in school curricula as a democratic sport. But the nature of Original Budo will not be changed, however the situation. changes entirely as stated above.
4. The present school Budo as physical education or sports should be encouraged still more. It was derived from Orignal Budo in old days and reconstituted in new type. So, it is necessary to keep in mind the spirit and the tradition of Original Budo and to maintain and carry them on.
