Of course, with so many hundred years of tradition behind it, Japanese Sword Fighting has many formal aspects to it that are often neglected in the West. However, while at first glance these traditions may seem outdated and archaic, in truth they are all a part of the warriors training....
I have lived in many places, and still have yet to find a place where there is not a decent fencing club within 100 miles (I am positive that these places exist, but my point is that there are MANY fencing clubs). This hypothetical “decent fencing club” most likely has a beginning ...
Second thing; reenacting isn’t just for the spectators, it is for the participants, and if we can make it ‘experiential; that is to say, if we can reproduce the experience of being a hoplite at Plataea even for three minutes, it’ll be a good event. And those experiences may not...
watching their form and fighting styles and monitoring reports from fight camps or training sessions – injuries could alter performance during fights significantly if training sessions began late or camps started late, for instance.