There were several martial arts demonstrations at the Japanese Festival. I walked into this one, something I had never seen and whose name, um, I forgot. It seemed very stylized. The participants had these strange outfits in a deep blue. Their poles were clearly substitutes for swords. One of them explained the protocol. You get points for striking your opponent on the top of the head, those epaulet-thingies and on the side around the kidneys. It didn't have to be hard, just a touch. Perhaps the skill is to defend against against it and to pierce those defenses. Sort of Safety Samurais.
Sounds like fun, sort of! They look like flies with those 'faces'.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen one of these in person but I always thought they look amazing!
ReplyDeleteAlien is a fitting word, with their attire!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like Kendo.
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