Martial arts series 2 – archery
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| Continuing our series of martial arts, today we will be briefly introducing the subtle and relatively calm art of Japanese archery or 弓道（きゅうどう, “kyuudou”）, which literally means the way…
Martial arts series 1 – kendo
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Let us honour our food and … hug?
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花見
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