| World Kum Do Association 2008 US Open - 85 sec Highlight clips from the World Kum Do Association 2008 US Open Championships held in Moline, IL. For more information about the WKA, please visit...
http://www.wka.org/
http://www.youtube.com/user/tomurso
Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags: Kumdo Kendo kenjutsu samurai kenjitsu WKA urso  |
| 2008 Battle of Atlanta/Sports Chanbara Highlights - 158 sec Highlights of the Sports Chanbara (padded weapons) division, seminar & Batto Do demonstrations from the 2008 Battle of Atlanta. Thomas Urso, from Asian Sword Arts of South Carolina, was the chief organizer & performed the tameshigiri (test cutting) demonstrations.
http://www.youtube.com/user/tomurso
http://www.samuraisports.com/
http://www.wka.org/
http://www.battleofatlanta.com/
Please do not perform these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags: battleofatlanta battodo tameshigiri chanbara spochan samurai urso  |
| MAS Prototype Katana Test - 120 sec As requested to perform by the company Martial Art Swords/Butouken, this is a test of a prototype Japanese style katana that is in development.
Materials used were full tatame omote (dried rush grass mats) & 1" - 1.75" diameter green bamboo, both individually & wrapped together.
The test was performed by Thomas Urso from Sword Arts of South Carolina. He is also the SC state rep for both the All Japan Goshindo Federation & World Kum Do Association.
This model is not yet available for purchase; however, many other models suitable for traditional tameshigiri are, so please visit...
http://www.martialartswords.com/
http://www.samuraisports.com/
http://www.wka.org/
Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags: tameshigiri MAS katana battodo shizan goshindo chanbara wka urso samurai  |
| Kensei Mats Tatame Omote Review - 64 sec Evaluation of the quality of tatame omote (dried rush grass mats) sold for tameshigiri practice by KenseiMats.com. The review was performed by Thomas Urso (Asian Sword Arts of South Carolina) who is the SC state representative for both the All Japan Goshindo Federation and the World Kum Do Association.
http://www.kenseimats.com/
"After using several swords of different length and weight during the test, the mats appear to have the appropriate cutting resistance in the context of traditional tameshigiri (test cutting) practice. I would recommend these mats for serious training"
Thomas Urso
http://www.samuraisports.com/
http://www.wka.org/
Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags: tameshigiri KenseiMats tatame iaido battodo katana samurai urso  |
| 2008 Battle of Atlanta - Sports Chanbara - 39 sec This is an advertisement for the new Sports Chanbara padded weapons division at the 2008 Battle of Atlanta, Aug. 1-2.
In addition to the competition & in cooperation with Samurai Sports, Inc., a FREE padded weapons seminar will be included in the Sports Chanbara registration.
Please visit http://www.battleofatlanta.com/chanbara/chanbara.htm for more information.
http://samuraisports.com/
Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags: Chanbara Spochan BattleofAtlanta Samurai Kenjitsu SamuraiSports  |
| Last Legend Shinryu Katana Review - 90 sec In collaboration with the company Last Legend, this is a performance review of the Shinryu Katana . Thomas Urso, SC state rep for the All Japan Goshindo Federation, performed the test. Please read the SFI post for more information...
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=88388
Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
http://swordarmory.com/05kat/shinryu/shinryu.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clemson-SC/Kum-Do-Goshindo/7404614764
http://samuraisports.com/ Auteur : tomurso Tags: Tameshigiri Shinryu Last Legend Goshindo Battodo Urso Samurai  |
| Clemson University Sport Kenjitsu Spring 2008 - 107 sec A short clip of the 2008 Spring semester Sport Kenjitsu Class at Clemson University. Thomas Urso, SC state representative for the All Japan Goshindo Federation, is the instructor.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clemson-SC/Kum-Do-Goshindo/7404614764
http://www.samuraisports.com/
Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags: Kenjitsu Chanbara Goshindo Samurai Clemson Urso  |
| Arnold Sports Festival 2008 - 126 sec Tameshigiri demonstration (test cutting) at the 2008 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH. Thomas Urso, SC State rep for the All Japan Goshindo Federation performing.
Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
www.samuraisports.com Auteur : tomurso Tags: tameshigiri samurai goshindo iaido battodo urso chanbara  |
| Martial Arts Demonstration - 51 sec Compilation of old & new clips assembled as an entry for the Weapon Masters Youtube contest. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
www.samuraisports.com
www.wka.org Auteur : tomurso Tags: tameshigiri kendo kumdo chanbara samurai swords urso weaponmasters  |
| Sport Kenjitsu class - Clemson University - 46 sec Sparring session of the Sport Kenjitsu class offered at Clemson University. Thomas Urso, SC rep for the All Japan Goshindo Federation, is the instructor. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
www.samuraisports.com Auteur : tomurso Tags: kenjitsu chanbara samuraisports samurai Clemson  |
| 2004 NorthEast Kum Do Championships - 192 sec Highlights from the 2004 NorthEast Kum Do Championships held in Philadelphia, PA. The winner of each match in this clip was Thomas Urso - the South Carolina state representative for both the World Kum Do Association and the All Japan Goshindo Federation. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
www.wka.org
www.samuraisports.com Auteur : tomurso Tags: kumdo kendo WKA samuraisports chanbara urso  |
| Battle of Atlanta 2007 charity event - 118 sec Some highlights from the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta charity event at the Battle of Atlanta 07 sponsored by Samurai Sports Inc. and the World Kum Do Association. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
www.samuraisports.com
www.wka.org Auteur : tomurso Tags:samurai samuraisports chanbara katana charity urso kumdo kendo  |
| Cutting Session 5-26-07 - 124 sec Tameshigiri session of 1.5" to 2.25" diameter green bamboo with MAS Sunflower Katana and Paul Chen Practical Wakizashi. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags:tameshigiri samurai katana goshindo toyama nakamura  |
| Sport Kenjitsu/Chanbara sparring - 237 sec Training session of sword combatives as under the United States Chanbara Association, using ActionFlex equipment. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction. Auteur : tomurso Tags:samurai chanbara actionflex kenjitsu  |
| Martial Art Swords' Shirayuri Katana Test - 178 sec Testing the cutting ability (shito tameshigiri) of the MAS (Martial Art Swords) Shirayuri Katana model on a variety of tradtional hard and soft targets. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
www.martialartswords.com Auteur : tomurso Tags: tameshigiri battodo katana samurai MAS urso samuraisports  |
| MAS Shirayuri Katana Test - 178 sec A shito tameshigiri review of the MAS (Martial Art Swords) Shirayuri Katana model as requested by the manufacturer. Please do not attempt these exercises without proper instruction.
www.martialartswords.com Auteur : tomurso Tags: tameshigiri katana MAS battodo samurai urso samuraisports  |