Suijutsu (水術) or suieijutsu (水泳術) is the

Japanese martial art Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms (''budō'', ''bujutsu'', and ''bugei'') are used interchangeably with the English phrase Japanese martial arts. The usage ...

of combative

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

.The Literal translation of the term from Japanese is "water skills". Various styles existed, which were codified into different ''ryūha''. The Iwakura ryū specialised in techniques for dealing with unusual situations such as consuming meals while in the water. The Shinden ryū taught methods for long-distance swimming, while the Kankai ryū focused on swimming in the ocean. Many schools taught methods of swimming in armour (''katchu gozen oyogi''). Suijutsu was considered to be one of the '' bugei jūhappan'', the eighteen fundamental martial techniques.

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''Suiei-jutsu''
by Iwasaki Hisashi, of the Shudokan Martial Arts Association

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