swordsmanship
131Tameshigiri — (試し斬り, 試し切り, 試斬, 試切) is the Japanese art of target test cutting. The kanji literally mean (kun yomi: ためし ぎり tameshi giri ). This practice was popularized in the Edo period (17th century) for testing the quality of swords and continues through the …
132Pencak Silat — demonstration in Jakarta. Pencak silat (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈpɛntʃaʔ ˈsilat]; also spelled penchak silat and pentjak silat) is an umbrella term for the indigenous martial arts created in Indonesia …
