Chanbara
Chanbara - padded sport sword established by United States Chanbara Federation.
Brief History
Samurai trained with metal and wood swords. A wrong move could result in injury. Japan developed a program for officers in the Imperial Army to receive instruction, eliminating the sword from being taught in secrecy. By the end of WWII most every soldier heard about the "Japanese Warrior" and his sword.. Many years after WWII, Tanabe Tetsundo, along with the strongest swordsmen of Japan, created a new school of thought, Goshindo, which was later nicknamed Chanbara. This new system allows for the average person to practice this martial art without pain or injury. Furthermore, chanbara eliminated the practice of swordsmanship for only the elite.
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Both Shihan Chris and Shihan Wendy are trained and certified in chanbara by the United States Chanbara Federation. under the Directors Dana Abbott and Tim Vandenover
Strikes
Mein - vertical strike to the head
Do - strike to the body
Ashi - strike to leg
Kote - arm
Tsuke (ski) - thrust
Weapons
Kodachi - short sword 24inches
Choken - Long sword
Nito-Ryu - double swords
Bo -
Yari - Spear
Shoto - Knife
Match
Attention (opponents face each other - Ki-o-tsuke
Bow - Rei
Draw Sword - Kamai-to
Begin sparring - Hajime
Stop sparring - Yame
Sheath Sword - Same-to
Bow - Reio
Points
3 point match
ippon - one point
Winner - first to reach 3 points
Center Referee - controls match - Assistant Referee in match, the Center Ref will call up "judges call'.
Time for match in tournament - 2 minutes for individual matches and 1 min for team matches
Warning for outside of ring - 2 warnings - 3 warning point awarded
Simultaneous hit - Aiuchi - point awarded to both participants. 3 aiuchis is a double kill
Participant Falls - without injury - match not stopped
Entire body - anywhere on body is strike zone
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