Among the handbooks dealing with learning languages in their original cultural contexts the Complete Idiot's Guide to Conversational Japanese published in 2002 by outstanding lingustic expert from Harvard University, Naoya Fujita, has been the text of unique value. This best seller attracted the attention of many people interested in doing business, search ing friendship bonds and visiting the Japanese Islands. Trans lated and reedited, this wonderful book has been published in Polish version by Wydawnictwo Akademickie Dialog in 2003. This is the publication important particularly for the world of martial arts where body language has been combined with cultural studies of linguistic context. What is unique about this work and method? In the text entitled less spectacularly in Polish – Mowimy po japonsku, the author asks some fundamental questions long before re flect ing upon the grammar or linguistic structures. His fundamental remarks about the Japanese people have been followed by situational context where Japanese behave differently from Europeans. Their particular manners in the airports, banks, hotels, shopping centres, and their own houses have been marked by traditional behaviour apparently seen when you are asking questions, searching the way, going to restaurant, loosing documents, preparing the ground to business negotiations and so on. The author's suggestion is to learn the language together with understanding the Japanese identity, with reflection about their unique sense o being, together with studying some special products of Japanese civilisation, for example the taste of Japanese kitchen, body language of martial arts, philosophy. The conclusion of such reflections leads us into the do main of good Japanese manners apparently marked by Zen art and Confucian philosophy. In this quest we enter in the realm of different set of values typical for civilisation strongly influenced by the notions of good conduct and right action. In this world the Japanese do not say 'no' preferring week affirmations in entirely negative context. In such context the risky steps back are preferred to avoid 'impoliteness' typical to Westerners showing their backbones to friendly neighbors. Such attitude of studies has been particularly useful for some more demanding explorers of the world of Japanese martial arts. Beginning with the simple body language apparently marked by meaningful postures and steps, the practice of self-defence begins with the progressive understanding of body balance, to end with the deepening concentration of spirit, and learning special techniques combined with growing discipline of correct breathing. The links between the language and movements lead to the traditional structures of thought being the real but hidden background of martial arts. There the areas entirely different to Westerners come close. Some experts strongly believe in the vital bonds of traditional calligraphy derived from old Chinese roots with the progressive excellency of movements leading to victory.