The Castle is a center for the study of many kinds of living history classes, from Renaissance court dancing to Victorian corsetry, but the martial arts classes continue to be popular in the "geek-friendly" environment.
Avalon brings armored combat to Tokyo
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009-05-25 06:18
Historical Japan isn't just about elegant tea ceremonies or graceful cherry blossoms. Sometimes it's about 15th century sword fighting. Members of Avalon, a sister organization of the SCA, teach the martial art at Mejiro’s Castle Tintagel, a European medieval martial arts training center in Tokyo. Patrick W Galbraith of Japan Today has the story.
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