Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong movie star who gained fame for portraying Chinese martial arts during his prime years, is now pushing for a new law in China to outlaw Bushido, Japan’s own martial arts tradition, known as the the code of the samurai.
“Bushido” literally means “the Dao of martial arts,” emphasizing the upright spirit of practitioners of martial arts. Scholars studying Bushido have generally attributed the origin of this Japanese martial tradition to the strong influence of Confucianism, which originated in China.
