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The highly praised Budo Culture seminar will be held again this year on March 5th to 8th at the Nippon Budokan Training Center in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture. Lecturers this year are Kaku Kozo, historian and writer, Thomas Kirchner, author and renowned Zen scholar based at the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism at Hanazono University, Yamaguchi Kaori, Tsukuba university professor and All Japan Judo Federation International Committee vice-chairperson, Nemoto Kenichi, 13th soke of Igaryuha Katsushin-ryu jujutsu. Instructors for the practical sessions include some of leading instructors from across the range of Japanese budo. Full details in the attached pdfs. ...

The annual kobudo enbu taikai will be held again this year on February 7th at the Nippon Budokan main hall in Tokyo, from 1030 to 1550.

This festival is the premier showcase for the classical arts, providing an overview of many of the main schools of the ancient arts, their techniques, systems of etiquette, and dress. Each style demonstrates a number of kata over a 10-20 minute span, including archery and musketry.

Kendo World has a limited number of complimentary tickets and we’ll be happy to pass them on a first-come-first-serve basis. Simply send a mail with your full name and we will send you the details. ...

By Alex Bennett

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Introduction
Bushidō¹ and the warrior culture of Japan are viewed with fascination, not only by modern Japanese, but by non-Japanese as well. The most visible vestige of Japanese warrior culture is the overwhelming international popularity of the martial arts (budō), which are undoubtedly Japan's most successful cultural export. ...

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