Goshindo/Chanbara classes are currently being offered at Brooklyn, New York located at:
New York Budokan
2620 East 18th street
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Classes are held according to the following schedule:
Tuesday
Adult Chanbara (13 yrs +)
7:15pm - 9:00pm
Friday
Adult Chanbara (13 yrs +)
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Saturday
Adult Chanbara (13 yrs +)
10:15am - 11:45am
Please feel free to come in at any of the above times for additional information or to request your free trial class. Remember, no experience necessary! If you're looking to train in traditional Japanese weapons, increase your speed and performance or you are just looking for an excellent fat burning workout, you've found the right place!
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Spirit of the Samurai
This is from an article appearing in the August 2001 issue of Black Belt magazine .
If you want to walk anywhere in the world without injuring your feet, you have two options. You can carpet the surface of the earth and walk barefoot, or you can put on shoes and walk on whatever surface lies in front of you. Obviously, the first option is nonsensical while the second is quite practical. Why is it then, when martial artists engage in weapons sparring, they insist on covering every square inch of every legal target on their body so it can be struck with an unpadded weapon? Why not simply cover the hard surfaces of the weapon and leave the body unprotected and unencumbered. The latter philosophy lies at the heart of the modern Japanese (martial) art known as chanbara.
— Editor
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