Greetings:
Welcome to our exhibition of Japanese martial arts and ethnic arts. We who are majors in martial arts at Nippon Sport Science University, have been studying martial arts with the objective of becoming experts in these fields. Japanese martial and ethnic arts have developed through long traditions. Japanese martial arts, as a national cultural treasure, occupy an important position in
sports, health maintenance, and education. And Japanese traditional performance arts have been developed and handed down in various branches of the original from of these arts.We have had rugged training everyday in order to become leaders in these fields. Our performance may not be entirely mature, but we will be happy if you can enjoy some aspects of the techniques acquired through our training and obtain a deeper understanding for Japanese traditional performance arts.Prof. Daizoh Hakamada (Head of the Delegation)
(CONTENT)
The Opening Ceremony
a) Wa-Daiko (Japanese drum) performance : IYASAKA-BAYASI
Please awaken feelings of eternal prosperity.
b) Wa-Daiko (Japanese drum) performance : Ten-Chi
Please feel a fiery e ergy similar to that of Japanese warriors.
1. KYUDO
2. SUMO
3. AIKlDO
4. JUDO
5. NIHON·BUYO (Classical Japanese dance)
6. KARATE-DO
7. SHORINJI·KEMPO
8. NIHON-BUYO (Classical Japanese dance)
9. NAGINATA
10. KENDO
The Closing Ceremony
a) Minzoku Buyo (Ethnic dance): Eisah
The folk dance of the "Obon" season in the main island of Okinawa .
b) Wa-Daiko (Japanese drum) performance: Kozen-no-Ki
Please feel the power and vitality prevailing over the universe.
c) Minzoku'Buyo (Ethnic dance): Yosakoi-Naruko-Odori
The much-changed version of a folk song and dance from Kochi Prefecture for a friendship
between Martial Art Department of Nippon Sport Science University and Australia.
