In
martial arts, the terms
hard and
soft technique denote how forcefully a defender martial artist counters the
force of an attack in
armed and
unarmed combat. In the
East Asian martial arts, the corresponding
hard technique and
soft technique terms are (pinyin yìng, Japanese
go) and (pinyin róu, Japanese
ju), hence
Goju-ryu (hard-soft school),
Shorinji Kempo principles of
go-ho ("hard method") and
ju-ho ("soft method"),
Jujutsu (“art of softness”) and
Judo (“gentle way”).