Japan is home to a lot of martial arts, many of which John can not physically do. However, there's one he can – SPOCHAN! It uses air swords and doesn't require a big financial investment. Basically, that means not only will you survive a blow from a sword, you can dish them out without being arrested.

What is Chanbara:
Japanese sword play is called Chanbara and it's not only a sport, it's an art best seen in samurai movies. Chanbara is an important part of the choreography in movies like Star Wars and Kill Bill, and a big example of Japan's own cinematic influence on Hollywood.

In this episode, John will enter the world of Spochan (Sports Chanbara) and we'll run through these topics:

★ The weapons
★ A Spochan Tournament
★ A quick lesson from a world champion
★ The rules
★ Street Fight!!

SUBTITLES:
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URL:
International Spochan Association
http://www.internationalsportschanbara.net/
Spochan Official Website (Japanese)
http://www.spochan.or.jp/
Aoi's ASK JAPANESE YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCOMZWkPo7ao6yGaXc
WAO Spochan club
https://www.facebook.com/WAO.SPOCHAN.CLUB

Music:
Happy Bee by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fight Scene by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Hit the Streets (Version 1) by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Epic TV Theme by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
This show has been created and produced by John Daub ジョン・ドーブ. He's been living and working in Japan for over 18 years and regularly reports on TV for Japan's International Channel.