2008 Battle of Atlanta/Sports Chanbara Highlights

Highlights of the Sports Chanbara (padded weapons) division, seminar & Batto Do demonstrations from the 2008 Battle of Atlanta. Thomas Urso, from Asian Sword Arts of South Carolina, was the chief organizer & performed the tameshigiri (test cutting) demonstrations.
http://www.youtube.com/user/tomurso
http://www.samuraisports.com/
http://www.wka.org/
http://www.battleofatlanta.com/

Please do not perform these exercises without proper instruction.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• battleofatlanta
• battodo
• tameshigiri
• chanbara
• spochan
• samurai
• urso

[HWSKani]

what is song?

[tomurso]

@HWSKani

The song was download from a a royalty free site. Unfortunately, I do not recall the name. Sorry but thanks for watching.

[ThomasFry]

When the younger fellas at 1:10 faced off, the first point scored was called, yet with the older fellas at 1:12, the first point struck to the head was ignored. What gives?

[tomurso]

Judging is not an easy task. In addition, proper follow through is expected more out of the adults than the children.

[MystikBeast]

I remember seeing this last summer, but had I known there was a seminar for it I would've went to it.

Great skill.

Perhaps if I see you at another BoA I will attend your seminar.

[tomurso]

Thank you for the compliment. It is planned to have the Sports Chanbara tournament/seminar as a reoccurring event.

Hope to see you at the next BOA.

[WilOcasio]

Chanbara is truly an awesome art... thanks for the upload . Florida needs to have a Chanbara Open soon...

[tomurso]

Thank you for the kind words.

[AnbuIce]

Man, your quite amazing at what you do. Inspires me. ;)

[tomurso]

It certainly was fun for me & I believe everyone involved both competitor & spectator thoroughly enjoyed it.

The 2009 Arnold Sports Festival should prove to be even better, since it will have both a Combative Sword Sparring & a Tameshgiri competition. In addition, the winners will receive fantastic prizes from respected companies such as Mugendachi, Century, MAS & ActionFlex!

I hope to see you there.