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Article on sports chanbara (sword fighting with air-filled sticks) from this week's Japan Times:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0101017x3.html

The founder of chanbara says:

"The problem with kendo is that it has too many rules," said Tanabe, 67, adding that in many countries, it is practiced only by a small group of fanatics.

Hmmm...