Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring
The Chanbara | What is Chanbara | Chanbara Swords | Chanbara Long Range Weapon | Chanbara Short Range Weapon | Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring | Chanbara Tournament Rules The USA Karate Federation’s Pacific Regional Karate Championship was held in Tucson, Arizona. It was unbelievable, bravo, magnificent! In the center ring was Arizona’s very first Chanbara division....
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The Chanbara | What is Chanbara | Chanbara Swords | Chanbara Long Range Weapon | Chanbara Short Range Weapon | Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring | Chanbara Tournament Rules Long-range weapons (bo, yari, naginata) can flail and slash at blinding speed. In a few short moments, one can experience the reality of combative, long-range weapon sparring. Up until now, all long-range weapon...
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The Chanbara | What is Chanbara | Chanbara Swords | Chanbara Long Range Weapon | Chanbara Short Range Weapon | Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring | Chanbara Tournament Rules Short-range weaponry is a very important aspect of self-preservation, is easily obtainable and usually close at hand. It could be a knife, stick, farming or fishing tool, which come in many shapes and sizes for ...
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The Chanbara | What is Chanbara | Chanbara Swords | Chanbara Long Range Weapon | Chanbara Short Range Weapon | Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring | Chanbara Tournament Rules The art and need of the sword has been among us for thousands of years, yet there was no way to train, fight and compete without pain, suffering and sometimes death. Wood, metal and bamboo swords offered the...
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The Chanbara | What is Chanbara | Chanbara Swords | Chanbara Long Range Weapon | Chanbara Short Range Weapon | Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring | Chanbara Tournament Rules Japanese martial artists and sword masters came together in 1969 and modernized the “art of practice.” Founder Tanabe Tetsundo and his following, comprising some of the most influential swordsmen in Japan,...
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The Chanbara | What is Chanbara | Chanbara Swords | Chanbara Long Range Weapon | Chanbara Short Range Weapon | Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring | Chanbara Tournament Rules Over thirty years ago Japanese martial artists and swordmasters came together and created a better training style. The founder, Tanabe Tetsundo and his group of some of the strongest swordsmen in Japan called this...
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The Chanbara | What is Chanbara | Chanbara Swords | Chanbara Long Range Weapon | Chanbara Short Range Weapon | Chanbara Excitement in Center Ring | Chanbara Tournament Rules From the beginning of time, man has used tools and weaponry. Originally created from wood and stone, these evolved into metal in the Bronze Age, when man experienced great advancements in bladed weaponry –...
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