Traditional Japanese Swimming

The AFP filmed this traditional Japanese swimming competition:

The swimming styles were apparently developed hundreds of years ago by samurai warriors. Some look silly and slow, but they weren’t designed for winning races inside the calm waters of pools.

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2 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - October 13, 2012 at 9:05 am

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Anonymous

“but they weren’t designed for winning races inside the calm waters of pools.”

So what brilliant person decided to hold the competition inside in a pool?

http://thehopefulmonster.wordpress.com/ Sublight

While perhaps more historically accurate, having them swim in a raging river after being knocked off a horse and surrounded by armed soldiers either drowning or trying to kill them might have had unintended consequences.

Traditional Japanese Swimming

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