2013 World of Deadly Valor and Tempered Beauty: The Japanese Sword ParadoxNEW

Master swordsmith and martial arts expert Kunimasa Matsuba  to delve into the elusive character of Japanese swords  NOTE: LECTURE ONLY (no performance or demonstration)

Date
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 

Time
7:00PM 

Speaker
Master Swordsmith Kunimasa Matsuba 

Venue
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles  (5700 Wilshire Blvd. #100, Los Angeles, CA 90036)

Admission
Free 

RSVP
**Required**

See this page for details and RSVP info: http://www.jflalc.org/ac-lecture12.html

 On Tuesday, September 3, 2013, the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles (JFLA) will host master swordsmith and martial arts expert Kunimasa Matsuba to talk about the place of Japanese swords and martial arts in contemporary society, including the history of these weapons, the philosophy of their craft and use, and their intrinsic beauty. Powerful, flexible, and subtly beautiful, Japanese swords have evolved with the society around them for hundreds of years, and continue to be revered as representative images of the warrior spirit of bu. In this lecture, Matsuba will discuss the essential paradox of an ancient and deadly weapon in a peaceful society, and the enigmatic place of a modern swordsmith in between art, craft, and weapon.

 Born in February 1959 under the abundant sunshine of Miyazaki Prefecture that would propel his training from a young age, Matsuba is a master swordsmith who has won numerous awards for his craft since he began exhibiting his contemporary Japanese swords. At the same time a talented expert of martial arts, Matsuba holds black belts of the sixth dan in aikido and of the fifth dan in kendo, and gives lectures and demonstrations around the world, notably in the United States and Europe.

Read an essay (English) by Master Swordsmith Kunimasa Matsuba about the craft of a swordsmith here: http://www.matsubakunimasa.jp/today.html

See photos of Kunimasa Matsuba's activities here (Japanese): http://www.matsubakunimasa.jp/activity.html

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