Thread: Japanese sword fighting skills San Francisco 2011

2011 Japanese sword fighting skills & Test cutting demonstration.

The SFNS or San Francisco Nipponto ( Japanese Sword ) Society members will be performing the Tameshi-giri ( Test cutting ) & Ken-jitsu ( Japanese sword fighting skills ) demonstration, including the Batto-jitsu ( Sword drawing skills ) during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival Grand Parade in April, 2011.



When: April 17th, 2011

Where: Post Street between Octavia Street & Webster Street, San Francisco, USA

Event detail:
http://www.yelp.com/events/san-franc...-demonstration

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