Martial Arts Words and Phrases
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Takase Studios provides many services tailored specifically to the Martial Artist. For instructors we have Custom Seal Designs, Calligraphy for Logo Designs, Stock Kanji Designs for marketing materials and newsletters, and Custom Japanese Scrolls. For students we provide Custom Seal Designs, artwork, Full Name translations for belts and certificates and even Custom Body Art designs.

For the perfect gift for your Sensei, Dojo or home Dojo consider one of our affordable Custom Japanese Scrolls which can be created with any saying, or the school name or even the student's name and rank - these scrolls are completely custom and you can work with Master Takase to create exactly the Japanese Calligraphy that you want.

Japanese Martial Arts and Calligraphy are tightly connected with a tradition dating back to the seminal writings of Miyamoto Musashi. Make sure you have the best. Each design is hand drawn by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase who in 1989 was awarded the rank of Shihan by Japan's most prestigious calligraphic society, the Bokuteki-kai.

Martial Art Services
	Custom Seal Design Personal and School Seals reflect your personality and your school. A personal seal has more leeway in individual expression while the school seal is almost always formal. If you are looking for a custom seal please visit Custom Seal Design to see what we can do for you.
	Custom Master Certificates Work directly with Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase to create a custom master certificate for your school or association. We work with you on all aspects of the design including translation, layout and font. The final certificate is mailed to you along with a separate sheet including all ranks. For more information visit Martial Arts Certificates.
	Stock Kanji Designs If you are looking for beautiful Japanese calligraphy as design elements in your marketing materials visit our new site StockKanji.com Martial Arts Designs Our on-line catalog of Stock Kanji designs features thousands of designs for use as tattoos and with download options especially designed for using in newsletters, websites, and marketing materials.
	Custom Japanese Scrolls We also offer custom scrolls in two sizes. This is perfect as a gift for a school opening or to a valued Sensei. These Japanese scrolls are hand drawn by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. The scrolls themselves are made with high-quality silk and are designed to last generations. Each work is a unique piece hand-lettered and signed by Eri Takase.
	Custom Artwork Work with Master Calligrapher Eri Takase to create a custom work of art. From words, concepts, teachings to even something for the home these make excellent gifts for all occasions. We offer unframed options 8 x 12", 12 x 18" and 15 x 22". We also have one framed option which has an outside dimension of 16" x 20".

Hand-Letter Japanese Calligraphy Designs
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Martial Arts Calligraphy by Eri Takase Available for personal and commercial use

Are you looking for Martial Arts Calligraphy Designs to use in your school newsletter, marketing material or to jazz up your website? Maybe you are designing a T-Shirt or Poster for an upcoming event? Then please consider using our stock Martial Arts Calligraphy designs. Our catalog has thousands of designs to choose from including many hundreds focusing specifically on the theme of the Martial Arts.

These are all hand-lettered designs created by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase and carefully scanned and documented. Designs are delivered digitally right when you order so there is no waiting - you can get the perfect design in just seconds.

All designs come in four formats. For personal use designs we offer an Adobe PDF Format which will print out exactly as designed by Master Takase. These designs cannot be edited but may be used in a single application and are perfect for tattoo designs and craft projects. For commercial use we offer three JPG resolutions: 72 dpi, 300 dpi and 600 dpi. The lower resolutions are suitable for images as part of a website, for example. The higher resolutions are suitable for all print applications.

Personal use designs start at $11.95 and professional use designs at $31.95. Ordering is safe and easy.

We also offer completely custom commercial use designs where you work directly with Eri Takase to create a design to your specifications. For these custom designs we have two options: the first is for Limited Distribution and is non-exclusive and starts at $135, the second is Unlimited Distribution and is exclusive and starts at $350. These are completely custom designs giving you input at every step of the design process.

Finally artwork can be created for any of these designs. These would be hand lettered by Master Takase with her seal and signature - These are truly special gifts of art and are perfect for the home or dojo. These may be ordered at Custom Unframed Artwork on Japanese Paper or a Custom Japanese Scroll.

Are you not finding what you want in the catalog? We would love to hear your feedback on ideas to include in the catalog. Please feel free to contact us with your suggestions. You are also welcome to contact us with any questions about any of our Martial Arts Japanese Designs.

So whether you are a graphic artist looking for a specific design to illustrate a book or an individual looking for an authentic and meaningful tattoo, we offer thousands of Martial Arts Kanji Designs. Below we show just a fraction of the designs we have available and hopefully this will inspire you to see our full on-line catalog of designs at Stock Japanese Martial Arts Kanji Designs.

Martial Arts Design	Martial Arts Design Description
(click image to see all 20 designs)	True Victory is Victory Over Oneself 正勝吾勝 masakatsu agatsu The Japanese phrase "masakatsu agatsu" was coined by the founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba. This principle teaches that we may not have control over others but we should always have control over ourselves.   Personal Use Starting from $13.95 Commercial Use from $33.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220
(click image to see all 12 designs)	There is No First Strike in Karate 空手に先手なし karate ni sente nashi The Japanese phrase karate ni sente nashi means "There is no first attack in karate" or "There is no first strike in karate" and reminds us that karate is for defense only. This is the second rule in Niju Kun, or twenty rules, established by the founder of Shotokan Karate Gichin Funakoshi. For more information see the excellent article Karate ni Sente Nashi: What the Masters had to Say by Mark J. Tankosich. New! See Shotokan Niju Kun - The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate for related designs.   Personal Use Starting from $13.95 Commercial Use from $33.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220
(click to see all 13 designs)	Way of the Warrior, Bushido 武士道 bushidou Personal Use Starting from $13.95 Commercial Use from $33.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220
(click to see all 13 designs)	Death Before Dishonor 不名誉より死 fumeiyo yori shi The Japanese phrase fumeiyo yori shi is composed of the words fumeiyo meaning "dishonor", yori  meaning "more than; rather than" and shi meaning "death". Japanese (see Japanese Language for more information) has the verb at the end of the sentence which is why this appears to be backwards when translated word for word into English. With this in mind, a literal translation of the Japanese is "rather than dishonor, death".   Personal Use Starting from $11.95 Commercial Use from $31.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220
(click to see all 11 designs)	Shotokan Karate-Do 松涛館空手道 shoutoukan karatedou Personal Use Starting from $15.95 Commercial Use from $35.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220
(click to see all 8 designs)	Breathe 息吹 ibuki, ikibuki The Japanese word ibuki means "breath; breathe". One sometimes sees the archaic reading in Martial Arts as ikibuki though this is not used in everyday Japanese.   Personal Use Starting from $11.95 Commercial Use from $31.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220
(click to see all 7 designs)	Focus 決め kime The Japanese word kime in everyday Japanese means "rule; agreement". In the Martial Arts though it is used to translate "focus" or "the instantaneous tensing at the correct moment during a technique". See the Wikipedia article Kime or The Many Faces of Kime by J. Timothy Hanlon, M.D. for more information.   Personal Use Starting from $13.95 Commercial Use from $33.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220
(click to see all 7 designs)	Three Battles 三戦 sanchin The Japanese word sanchin literally meaning "three battles". For more information visit the Wikipedia article Sanchin.   Personal Use Starting from $11.95 Commercial Use from $31.95 Custom Artwork from $135 Custom Japanese Scroll from $220

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