Archive for January, 2010

Did you know that homosexuality or pederasty has long been celebrated in samurai society?
Japan has records that show the prevalence of homosexuality dating as far as ancient times. Its history accepts love between me as the purest form of love.

Homosexuality had never been taken as a sin in Japanese society and religion. It [...]

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Yabusame is a kind of Japanese archery as a ceremonial art of shooting whistling arrows at a stationary target from the back of a galloping horse. The archer shoots a special “turnip-headed ” arrow at a wooden target.
Yabusame as an archery dates its origins at the start of the Kamakura period. It was [...]

Get in depth with horseback riding and Japanese archery all in one video.
Yabusame drivers have decades of experience to learn the art of archery. Witness how Tim Ferriss attempts to learn Yabusame (a Japanese archery) in a matter of days. Would he live up to the challenge? See it below.

Yabusame - Tim Ferriss [...]

Learn how to fix a wobbly sword before you hurt yourself.
See it here.

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