Kendo is sportified Japanese sword bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bōgu). Samurai uses real sharpened swords. In the following videos, you can see how they are related and yet different. Scrub to 1 minute 26 second to see the
Medieval Battle
The following clips are from a full contact sport that is hosted yearly – Battle of Nations. Actual fight starts 3m26s. http://youtu.be/u3jV93rNils?t=3m25s Exercise Share your observations, did you learn anything? What is the first video showing that you cannot see
Stick fights
We use stick for gymnastics. Stick can be used as tools for conditioning – grip, reflex, speed, hardening of forearm and much more. In the Phillipines, stick fighting is their art – Arnis and Kali. Fight Quest is a TV
“Music is space between notes”
Most people think of music as just the notes. However, the pauses between notes are equally important. If you are talking about punching and kicking, most focus on the exertion phase and take for granted the pauses/connections in between hits.