{"id":17166,"date":"2017-11-02T16:32:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=17166"},"modified":"2017-11-02T16:32:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:32:35","slug":"free-martial-arts-demonstrations-and-instruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/free-martial-arts-demonstrations-and-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Martial Arts&#8217;  Demonstrations and Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17170\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kendo.png?resize=227%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"jukendo\" width=\"227\" height=\"304\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<p>Traditional forms of combat are alive and well in this castle town! The 11th Matsumoto Amateur Sports Association is hosting their Martial Arts Festival on Sunday, December 10, 2017. This interactive event exhibits 12 martial art styles including\u00a0less seen forms of combat such as bayonet fencing and spear fighting. In addition to seeing demonstrations of all 12 styles, participatory classes will allow you to learn some of the techniques.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17180 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/\u7b2c11\u56de\u6b66\u9053\u796d\u30c1\u30e9\u30b7_EN-590x787.jpg?resize=590%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u7b2c11\u56de\u6b66\u9053\u796d\u30c1\u30e9\u30b7_EN\" width=\"590\" height=\"787\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<p>The following 12 forms of martial arts will be offered: Kendo (Japanese fencing, Judo, Kyudo\u00a0(Japanese archery), Karate, Aikido, Jukendo (bayonet fencing), Sumo, Naginata (polearm fighting), Shorinji\u00a0Kempo (Shaolin Kung fu), Nippon Kempo,\u00a0Taekwondo, and Kobudo (traditional Japanese weaponry)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date &amp; Time:\u00a0<\/strong>Dec. 10, 2017 (Sun), 9:00\u201316:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Matsumoto City Sogo Taiikukan (5\u20131 Misuzu, Matsumoto City 390-0801)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Access Via Public Transportation<\/strong>: The nearest bus stop is Sogo Taiikukan Mae.<br \/>\nTake the 120 bus\u2013Yokoda Shindai Loop Line, the 130 bus\u2013Shindai Yokoda Loop Line, or the 32 bus\u2013Asama Line (via Shinshu University).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program:\u00a0<\/strong>Public exhibition and participatory classes for each style<\/p>\n<p>9:30\u201311:50\u00a0 Open Practice &amp; Participatory Classes<\/p>\n<p>13:00\u201316:00\u00a0 Public Exhibition<\/p>\n<p>(Times are subject to change.)<\/p>\n<p>*You can also bookmark the event on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1118695648264180\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/free-martial-arts-demonstrations-and-instruction\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/free-martial-arts-demonstrations-and-instruction\/\" data-text=\"Free Martial Arts&#039;  Demonstrations and Instruction\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional forms of combat are alive and well in this castle town! The 11th Matsumoto Amateur Sports Association is hosting their Martial Arts Festival on Sunday, December 10, 2017. This interactive event exhibits 12 martial art styles including\u00a0less seen forms of combat such as bayonet fencing and spear fighting. In addition to seeing demonstrations of all 12 styles, participatory classes will allow you to learn some of the techniques. The following 12 forms of martial arts will be offered: Kendo (Japanese fencing, Judo, Kyudo\u00a0(Japanese archery), Karate, Aikido, Jukendo (bayonet fencing), Sumo, Naginata (polearm fighting), Shorinji\u00a0Kempo (Shaolin Kung fu), Nippon Kempo,\u00a0Taekwondo, and Kobudo (traditional Japanese weaponry) Date &amp; Time:\u00a0Dec. 10, 2017 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/free-martial-arts-demonstrations-and-instruction\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/free-martial-arts-demonstrations-and-instruction\/\" data-text=\"Free Martial Arts&#039;  Demonstrations and Instruction\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":17170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[2358,2365,2366],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/kendo-1.png?fit=227%2C304&ssl=1","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Free Martial Arts&#039; Demonstrations and Instruction | Visit Matsumoto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Traditional forms of combat are alive and well in this castle town! 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