Japanese Calligraphy

Authentic Japanese calligraphy by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Each design is hand-brushed, carefully researched, and delivered as an Adobe PDF with both the original calligraphy and the line art your tattoo artist needs. Search for a design or browse by category — ordering is easy and your download is immediate.

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Japanese calligraphy for martial arts schools, concepts, and philosophy. Includes specific styles — Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Wadoryu, Aikido, Judo, Kendo, Kyudo, Iaido, Jujitsu, and Kempo. Belt ranks from 1st Dan through 10th Dan. Bushido philosophy: Honor, Loyalty, Courage, Rectitude, and the Seven Virtues of Bushido. Famous warrior concepts: Miyamoto Musashi’s “Two Heavens One Style,” Samurai, Ronin, and “True Victory is Victory Over Oneself.” Each design is hand-brushed by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase.

Martial Arts — Bestsellers

True Victory is Victory Over Oneself (正勝吾勝) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

True Victory is Victory Over Oneself 正勝吾勝 masakatsu agatsu Vertical Cursive VC5B View Designs ›

Courage (勇気) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Courage 勇気 yūki Vertical Block VB2C View Designs ›

Way of the Warrior (武士道) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Way of the Warrior 武士道 bushidō Vertical Block VB2C View Designs ›

Death Before Dishonor (不名誉より死) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Death Before Dishonor 不名誉より死 fumeiyo yori shi Vertical Block VB3C View Designs ›

All Martial Arts (147)

10th dan 十段 jūdan 1st dan 初段 shodan 2nd dan 二段 nidan 3rd dan 三段 sandan 4th dan 四段 yondan 5th dan 五段 godan 6th dan 六段 rokudan 7th dan 七段 shichidan 8th dan 八段 hachidan 9th dan 九段 kyūdan Aiki 合気 aiki Aikido 合気道 aikidō Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufū seyo Always on the Battlefield 常在戦場 jōzai senjō Assassin 暗殺者 ansatsusha Assassination 暗殺 ansatsu Be Water My Friend 友よ水になれ tomo yo mizu ni nare Beginner's Mind 初心 shoshin Belt 帯 obi Benevolence 仁 jin Black Belt 有段者 yūdansha Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Black Dragon 黒龍 kokuryū Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Concentration 精神統一 seishin tōitsu Correct Shooting, Correct Hit 正射正中 seisha seichū Courage 勇気 yūki Cry in the dojo - Laugh on the battlefield 道場で泣き戦場で笑う dōjō de naki senjō de warau Death Before Dishonor 不名誉より死 fumeiyo yori shi Defense 防御 bōgyo Do not regret what you have done 我事に於て後悔せず ware koto ni oite kōkai sezu Dojo 道場 dōjō Effort 努力 doryoku Endurance 忍 nin Fighter 闘士 tōshi Fighting Spirit 闘魂 tōkon Fighting Will 闘志 tōshi First Know Yourself Then Know Others 先づ自己を知れ而して他を知れ mazu jiko o shire shikashite ta o shire Five Elements 地水火風空 chi sui ka fū kū Focus 決め kime Form 形 kata Fortunes of War 武運 buun General 将軍 shōgun Gladiator 剣闘士 kentōshi Goju-ryu 剛柔流 gōjūryū Goju-ryu Karate-do 剛柔流空手道 gōjūryū karatedō Honesty 誠 makoto Honor 名誉 meiyo Iaido 居合道 iaidō Iaijutsu 居合術 iaijutsu Inoue-Ha Shitoryu Keishin-Kai 井上派糸東流慶心会 inoueha shitōryū keishinkai Instructor 錬士 renshi International Wadoryu 国際和道流 kokusai wadōryū Isshinryu Karate-Do 一心流空手道 isshinryū karatedō Japan Karate Association 日本空手協会 nihon karate kyōkai Judo 柔道 jūdō Jujitsu 柔術 jūjutsu Jundo Seisho 順道制勝 jundō seishō Kamikaze 神風 kamikaze Karate - China Hand 唐手 karate Karate - Empty Hand 空手 karate Karate-Do 空手道 karatedō Kempo 拳法 kenpō Kendo 剣道 kendō Kill with One Blow 一拳必殺 ikken hissatsu Kimura Shukokai Karate-Do 木村修交会空手道 kimura shūkōkai karatedō Kirisute Gomen 斬捨て御免 kirisute gomen Knight 騎士 kishi Kyokushinkai 極心会 kyokushinkai Kyokushinkaikan 極心会館 kyokushinkaikan Kyudo 弓道 kyūdō Life Giving Sword 活人剣 katsujinken Life Taking Sword 殺人剣 satsujinken Literary and Military Arts 文武両道 bunbu ryōdō Loyalty 忠義 chūgi Marine Corp 海兵隊 kaiheitai Martial Arts 武道 budō Master 師範 shihan Master 範士 hanshi Matsubayashi-Ryu 松林流 matsubayashiryū Maximum Efficiency Minimum Effort 精力善用 seiryoku zen'yō Military Fame 武名 bumei Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵 miyamoto musashi Mutual Benefit 自他共栄 jita kyōei Never Lose Your Beginner's Spirit 初心忘る可からず shoshin wasurubekarazu Ninja 忍者 ninja Okinawa Goju-Ryu 沖縄剛柔流 okinawa gōjūryū One Hit Certain Kill 一撃必殺 ichigeki hissatsu Peace 平安 heian Peaceful Warrior 和戦士 wasenshi Presence of Mind 平常心 heijōshin Protective Equipment 防具 bōgu Real Sword 真剣 shinken Rectitude 義 gi Remaining Mind 残心 zanshin Respect 礼 rei Returned Soldier 帰還兵 kikanhei Ronin 浪人 rōnin Samurai 侍 samurai Sanchin 三戦 sanchin Semper Fi 常に忠誠を tsune ni chūsei o Seven Virtues of Bushido 忠義礼誠名誉仁勇義 chūgi rei makoto meiyo jin yū gi Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure Shito-Ryu 糸東流 shitōryū Shito-Ryu Karate-Do 糸東流空手道 shitōryū karatedō Shorin-Ryu 小林流 shōrinryū Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do 少林流空手道 shōrinryū karatedō Shotokan 松濤館 shōtōkan Shotokan Karate-Do 松涛館空手道 shōtōkan karatedō Shukokai 修交会 shūkōkai Shut Up and Train 黙って稽古 damatte keiko Soke 宗家 sōke Sparring 組手 kumite Spear 槍 yari Spirit of Battle 戦氣 senki Spirit of Perseverance 押忍の精神 osu no seishin Spirit Over Technique 技術より心術 gijutsu yori shinjutsu Spirit Warrior 霊戦士 reisenshi Sword 剣 ken Teacher 先生 sensei Teacher 教師 kyōshi Technique 技 waza The Body and Mind are One 拳禅一如 kenzen ichinyo The Mind Must Be Set Free 心は放たん事を要す kokoro wa hanatan koto o yōsu The Path of Aloneness 独行道 dokkōdō There is No First Attack in Karate 空手に先手無し karate ni sente nashi Training Camp 合宿 gasshuku True Victory is Victory Over Oneself 正勝吾勝 masakatsu agatsu Truth, Goodness, Beauty 真善美 shinzenbi Two Heavens One Style 二天一流 niten ichiryū Uniform, Martial Arts 道着 dōgi Valor 勇 yū Wadokai 和道会 wadōkai Wadoryu 和道流 wadōryū Wadoryu Karate-Do 和道流空手道 wadōryū karatedō War 戦争 sensō War and Peace 戦争と平和 sensō to heiwa War Fire 戦火 senka Warrior 戦士 senshi Warrior 武者 musha Warrior Princess 王女戦士 ōjo senshi Warrior Spirit 戦士魂 senshidamashii Warrior Spirit 武士魂 bushidamashii Warrior Training 武者修行 mushashugyō Way of the Warrior 武士道 bushidō Weapons 武器 buki White Dragon 白龍 hakuryū