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Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法, Shōrin-ji Kenpō, meaning "Shaolin Temple Pugilism") is a Japanese martial art claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin kung fu. [1] The name Shōrinji Kempo is the Japanese reading of Shàolínsì Quánfǎ.
According to the historical book Wakan Shuyo (和翰集要), the nodachi (野太刀) had a blade length of 3 shaku (traditional Japanese feet) and 9 sun (traditional Japanese inches; approx. 148 cm (58 in)) and ōdachi had a blade length of 3 shaku 3 sun (approx. 125 cm (49 in)), but in fact, they were not strictly distinguished between nodachi ...
Kamen Rider Saber Spin-off: Swordsman History (仮面ライダーセイバー スピンオフ 剣士列伝, Kamen Raidā Seibā Supin'ofu Kenshi Retsuden) is a web-exclusive series released on Telasa on November 8, 2020. It comprises four episodes and focuses on Rintaro Shindo, Kento Fukamiya, Ryo Ogami, Ren Akamichi, and Tetsuo Daishinji.
During the events of the web-exclusive crossover series Kamen Rider Outsiders, Desast is revived by Foundation X and acquires the Gaikotsu Ninjaden (骸骨忍者伝, Skeleton Ninja Legend) Wonder Ride Book, a SworDriver, and the Kokuranken Shikkoku (黒嵐剣漆黒, Black Storm Sword Jet Black) sword, which allow him to transform into Kamen ...
Abnormally long blades (longer than 3 shaku), usually carried across the back, are called ōdachi or nodachi. The word ōdachi is also sometimes used as a synonym for Japanese swords. Odachi means "great sword", and Nodachi translates to "field sword". These greatswords were used during war, as the longer sword gave a foot soldier a reach ...
She trained extensively for ‘Black Doves.’ Keira’s role involves a lot of combat, so she basically went to spy boot camp to get up to speed. That meant spending a month training in jiu-jitsu ...
Novo Nordisk’s latest attempt in weight loss, a combination drug called CagriSema, matched the bar set by Lilly’s currently approved medicine, Zepbound, but didn’t cleanly surpass it in late ...
One common belt order is as follows: white, yellow, orange, purple, blue, green, brown, and black, followed by the other various degrees of the black belt. The schools have second and third stripe belts that feature a white for second or black for third stripe running down the center of the belt.