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  2. Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura - Wikipedia

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    A scene (act 4) from the kabuki play 'Yoshitsune senbon zakura' performed at the Kawarasaki theatre in the autumn of 1847. The fourth act begins with a michiyuki dance scene, which follows Shizuka as she seeks to catch up with Yoshitsune and his party. The journey is narrated by an offstage narrator, in the bunraku style, and there is very ...

  3. Weapon dance - Wikipedia

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    Boxing Day 2016 – The Grenoside Sword Dance Captain holds aloft the sword lock before placing it around his neck. Hilt-and-point sword dances exist in many places in Europe. In this kind of dance, the swords interlock to form a “rose,” or “lock,” that is placed around the neck of a participant to simulate decapitation.

  4. Moreška - Wikipedia

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    Moreška / m oʊ ˈ r ɛ ʃ k ə / is a traditional sword dance [1] [2] from the town of Korčula, on the Croatian island of the same name in the Adriatic. Dating back hundreds of years, the Moreška is an elaborate production involving two groups of dancers, engaging in a mock battle over the fate of a veiled young woman.

  5. Sword master rates 10 more iconic sword fights from ... - AOL

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    Professional swordsman Dave Rawlings reacts to 10 fight scenes featuring longswords and daggers and rates them based on their accuracy.

  6. Capoeira - Wikipedia

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    Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality.. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks.

  7. Kagu-tsuchi - Wikipedia

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    The sword is infused with Kagu-tsuchi's divine flames, which grant it immense power to kill even a Demon Lord Gressil. In the video game series The Alchemist Code , the royal family of Wadatsumi, Rising Ashes, which consists of Mitsuha, Kagura, Zeke Crowley and Logi Crowley, uses a fire ability called Kagutsuchi, which takes the form of a ...

  8. Harakiri (1962 film) - Wikipedia

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    In a fierce battle, Hanshirō kills four samurai, wounds eight, and contemptuously smashes into pieces the antique suit of armor which symbolizes the glorious history of the House of Iyi. Finally, the clan corners Hanshirō and prepares to kill him not with swords, but with three matchlock guns. As Hanshirō commits seppuku, he is ...

  9. Bacchu-ber - Wikipedia

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    Each man holds the point of the sword of another dancer and the hilt of his own. All dance at a sliding rhythmic pace (a series of 3 small steps). Raising the swords, and passing under them, they form various shapes such as 3 triangles, a rectangle and a star, 2 rectangles, a star and a triangle, etc. The Bacchu-ber:la lève; 16 August 2003