Kankai ryu
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noun - Kankai ryu (灌海流) is an ancient Japanese swimming technique for ocean swimming, practiced by samurai.
Japanese Swimming Techniques
- suijutsu (水術 in Japanese) or suieijutsu, the ancient Japanese martial art of combative swimming described as one of the 18 martial arts, practiced by samurai (bushi).
- shinden ryu (神伝流 or marathon swimming)
- kankai ryu (灌海流 or ocean swimming)
- suifu ryu (river swimming or rapids swimming)
- kobori ryu (combative swimming where the samurai would tread water while keeping their upper body above water to fight with swords, fire arrows or guns while in or crossing a river
External links
- A Theory Why Breaststroke And Freestyle Were Developed
- Spartan Training - Early Ice Swimmers?
- Swimming During War Time And In Modern Times
- Samurai As Scholars Swimmers And Swordsmen
- Alick Wickham, Surfer And Swimmer
- A Theory Why Breaststroke And Freestyle Were Developed
- Suijutsu - How Ancient Japanese Samurai Swam
- Suiei-jutsu by Dr. William Durbin
- Suijutsu by Iwasaki Hisashi Sensei
- Combative Swimming In The Open Water
- Combative Swimming In Japan
- Boots In The Open Water, Marine Style
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- Free Wi-Fi In Japan For Foreign Swimmers
- Free Wi-Fi In Japan For Foreign Swimmers And Crew
- What Goes Around, Comes Around: The Waterman's Way
- Suijutsu On NHK-Television
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- A Theory Why Breaststroke And Freestyle Were Developed
- Swimming And Surfing In Pre-20th Century
- Alick Wickham, Surfer And Swimmer
- Open Water Swimming Long, Long Ago In Japan
