New England Budokai Association seeking location for Museum of Asian Martial arts and dojo!
Well it appears there will be a light at that end of the tunnel for prospective students of Japanese swords arts in Boston, with upcoming New England Museum of Martial arts and Budokai.
The NEMABU association is actively seeking a location for their post pandemic museum and dojo to be operational in early 2021.
NEMABU is slated to be a full blown museum showcasing martial arts arms and armaments from Japan, China, Korea, and South East Asia, with a strong focus on Japanese Samurai culture, history and the crafts work involved with forging swords and armor.
Visitors will get to see both antique weapons, as well as modern versions, with interactive video experiences, and scheduled workshops and demonstrations.
How Japanese swords are forged, tested, as well as demonstrations from Chinese Kung fu masters.
The associated dojo will be in the connected room, and the plan is for regular training schedules in several Japanese Koryu arts, including sword, hand to hand, archery, and long weapons.
There will be regular seminars and scheduled training in other martial arts as well, including classes on the Tea ceremony, and introductions into Zen philosophy and other Asian cultural experiences.
The only thing that will definitely not be included in fake Koryu styles or poorly adapted modern martial arts like Shinkendo.
They plan to leave that nonsense to "other people".
(If you want to know why Shinkendo is excluded, check out articles on the well respected website www.wayofbushido.com)
Here are some links:
Boston Shinkendo Horror at Honbu Dojo
Boston Shinkendo Don't be a Boot Licker!
We greatly look forward to the NEMABU opening as Boston and New England will finally get to experience an aspect of Asian martial arts to the level of other great cities.
Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!
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