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Metrocon Demo Pictures

It was originally going to be a one shot recruiting demo, but everyone had such a great experience, that we will probably be going back next year. When you train in martial arts for years you sometimes lose focus. We packed about 70 people in a small room for a five hour sword class.  The enthusiasm of all the people who took the class was awesome and totally recharged us.

There was one thing we all agreed on. We will never do a sword demo outside in the middle of summer or two in the same day again.  We left the convention exhausted, but with the fire in our hearts rekindled.

Video Clips by Wesker of OA

• Free style tameshigiri
• Kata
• Blocking drills
• Quad target tameshigiri

Photo Gallery (click on the pictures to enlarge) Photos by Lance at Light-Tech