One of an eight part series, this episode focuses on Karate and an Okinawan practitioner. There are certain strange 'signifyers' for this documentary, such as the opening with two women doing a slow dance during the opening narration.
Way of the Samurai
Again we have the idea of 'traveling back into the past' when within Japan. "Even now, life in Japan is lived on the floor, so it's only natural practice begins here.", "a way of fighting they will never use," and an emphasis on the ideas of perfection, elegance, and focus. They combine the creation of the sword with the practice of the continued martial arts of sword combat, outlined as separate from kendo. "Intangible cultural asset."
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