Year of the dragon, 2024. shanghai7October 27 2024, 09:42:46 UTC
You know how Ju Jitsu began? When a samurai was dismounted and lost his sword, he had to escape dishonour by using his bare hands. There was an interview in the paper here, years ago about a top (gaijin) Iaidoka.
Wow, that's so cool and interesting! I hadn't heard of him before, thanks for sharing! I've been looking at swords in museums a lot recently because of Touken Ranbu, but it's really different seeing them in action!
Not just musicals, there was a kabuki show based on it, too! (There's also Final Fantasy kabuki, speaking of game-based shows!). The Japanese theater scene is absolutely booming, and I love how they mix history/tradition with modern pop culture in shows like that!
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You know how Ju Jitsu began? When a samurai was dismounted and lost his sword, he had to escape dishonour by using his bare hands. There was an interview in the paper here, years ago about a top (gaijin) Iaidoka.
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Do you remember the name of that foreign iaidoka by any chance?
P.S. I like the title of your comment, LOL
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At 63 my memory is fading!
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Off to Doctors in 15 mins.
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Thanks, Arigato!
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Wow, that's so cool and interesting! I hadn't heard of him before, thanks for sharing! I've been looking at swords in museums a lot recently because of Touken Ranbu, but it's really different seeing them in action!
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Thank you for reading! (__)
Yes, it's nice to know that such talent and skill doesn't just exist in the past or in fiction but in our own times as well.
I looked up Touken Ranbu and it's really so cool and creative that there was a live stage musical based on a game!!
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Not just musicals, there was a kabuki show based on it, too! (There's also Final Fantasy kabuki, speaking of game-based shows!). The Japanese theater scene is absolutely booming, and I love how they mix history/tradition with modern pop culture in shows like that!
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Yes, that's one of the things I admire about Japan: the way they seamlessly blend the old and the new at every level...
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