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Akorik – The film that revisits Family Structures and its various aspects — By Dipayan Banerjee — Reading time – 5 min (Approx) The world is soon to witness an interesting Bengali Film – Akorik – on the family structures Read more
By the beginning of the Meiji era in the late 19th century, all martial art forms in Japan including Kyūdō saw a massive decrease as the Samurai lost its status. Later, with the All-Japan Kyudo Federation, it was brought back to life. New regulations and guidelines were published and it started with new popularity.
After the end of the Colonial rule and the beginning of an independent India, Kathak was once again revived, this time, more broadly. It was an effort to rediscover history and reclaim the lost culture. The movements to revive Kathak had arisen from both the Hindu and Muslim Gharanas or Schools, mostly by the community called Katha-Misra. However, the sub-traditions of Kathak based in Jaipur and Lucknow have gained the most scholarship.
The game of aikido is about mental training along with physical training. So, the movements in it signify the same.
Nowadays, in different schools, different styles of aikido are practiced. Many other different practitioners are Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Koichi Tohei, Morihiro Saito, Steven Seagal, etc. However, people enjoy watching and practicing diverse styles of aikido.
Talking about the history of iaido, it was started in the middle of the 1500s. As per the available documents, Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu is considered the organizer of iaido. Since then, many koryu or schools have introduced the martial art form. Some of the schools still practice it today.
The game of sojutsu and the use of yari became highly popular after the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. In later days, the Japanese modified the tops of the spears as per their requirements. Some new styles are developed to make them compatible with on-foot games. And some are designed for fighting from horseback. Although it was practiced in nearly 450 schools in ancient days, it is rarely found in recent days. However, nowadays, it is practiced in several Japanese Bujutsu Ryu and Ninjutsu schools.
Judo : Combat Stories – 09 -by Ishita Mondal –Reading Time – 4 min Approx Who said a combat asks for weapon only? You can fight with bare hands and beat your opponent easily defending yourself. Yes, there are techniques Read more
Nowadays, two types of games with under naginatajutsu are common. One is Shiai-kyōgi and another one is engi-kyōgi. The first one includes individual efforts and team matches. Teams usually have four-five members. On the other hand, engi-kyōgi includes two pairs of opponents. Both of them perform different techniques of the game and try to defeat one another.
These costumes worn by the Manipuri Raas Leela dancers are traditional and celebrate the ancient local artistic traditions and merge them with the spiritual ideas that are derived from the love story of Radha-Krishna, as mentioned in the tenth book of Bhagavata Purana.
Although it was started as a self-defense technique, now, its scope is broader than that. Nowadays, jujutsu is practiced as a sports form and as a major self-defense technique. It is also played as an Olympics sport. However, the sport form is similar to judo, another combat form influenced by the traditional form of jujutsu.