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Azumi – Swordfighting again

At this site you can read something about Azumi – another sword-fighting /samurai movie which is all the craze these days (from 2003). In August there is the Ishido seminar in Amsterdam for some more swordplay as well as Jodo (fighting with sticks). Have a nice bloody summer (just kiddin)

Streettrickz fighting gravity…

Check this movie for some real streetbody-art, deze gasten hebben schijt aan de wetten van de zwaartekracht en jumpen en draaien overal over heen…op het speelveldje achter je huis en in de straat… Op hun site nog meer spektakel…

Azumi – Swordfighting again

At this site you can read something about Azumi – another sword-fighting /samurai movie which is all the craze these days (from 2003). In August there is the Ishido seminar in Amsterdam for some more swordplay as well as Jodo (fighting with sticks). Have a nice bloody summer (just kiddin)

Ippon Ippon

Watch this video closely and pay special attention to the coach shouting ippon ippon how the Korean guy starts jumping up and down how the Iranian guy doesn’t have a clue See you next time in the Dojo! recorded from the 2003 Judo World Championship in Osaka

Judo World Championship 2003

In case you did not know – the World Championship Judo 2003 is being held in Osaka at this moment. In NL you can follow it on Eurosport. Some links are: International Judo Federation

Samurai

Interesting to see how much swords are on the minds of filmmakers these days. Just a few days ago I told you about this new Tarrantino movie, and while visititing the Matrix Reloaded (which includes some cool scenes where Morpheus uses a Katana), I saw a trailer of The Last Samurai. Supposedly Tom Cruise is […]

Some Science – Falling Cats

If a person falls from any storey of a building, then broken limbs are likely to be the best possible outcome. Yet cats seem to get away with such tumbles relatively unscathed. Weirdly, they can sometimes even sustain fewer injuries when dropping from greater heights. How does that work?

Swordmanship?

There will be a new Quentin Tarrantino flick end of this year. Most interesting to see how the sword fighting is. Hope to be able to tell you after a few more lessons I am following now (Iaido). Check the site or the trailer. Some more images: Sepeku ? Katana 2 Swords Kata ? TIP: […]