Shorinji Kempo Demonstration - Group Men Embu - Kagami Biraki 2022 - 3/3

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Shorinji Kempo Demonstration during the 2022 Kagami Biraki & Budo Hajime, at the Nippon Budokan.

Group Men Embu by Hatsushiba Mitsuki, 3rd Dan, Kobayashi Kairi, 3rd Dan, Amano Eito, 3rd Dan, Nagasaka Masaki, 3rd Dan, Ando Kotoki, 3rd Dan, et Suzuki Izumi, 3rd Dan.

The Kagami biraki is a traditional ceremony that translates to "opening the mirror" (symbolically).
Taking its roots in the Shogunate, it is strongly linked to Budo practice and, naturally, the Budo Hajime (the first practice of the year) is celebrated at the same time.

At the Nippon Budokan, the ceremony is held at the beginning of January and consists in:
The Kagami biraki, with a historical reconstruction (in armor).
Budo Demonstrations (by the 9 "official Budo").
Budo Hajime (the first practice of the year, all practitioners present can practice).
The Oshiruko kai. “Oshiruko” is a traditional and popular sweet azuki bean paste soup with mochi (which symbolizes the sharing of the mochi that was broken before during the ceremony). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this last part has been canceled for sanitary reasons.

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