According to the section on 'the characters of budo according to Jigoro KANO,' some people think the essence of budo lies in the game, the "kata" (form) competition or demonstration competition, as in judo, which Jigoro KANO first put as a budo.
節「嘉納治五郎が挙げた武道の特徴」で、嘉納治五郎がはじめて武道とした柔道で挙げられるように試合や形競技・演武競技をおこなってこそ武道という考え方もある。