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| |  Thanks to Yukiko Chinomi for this image of the famous zen garden at Ryoanji Temple Japanese Budo In this programme we look at pastimes in Japan, the kind of things that you do in your spare time. We meet an Australian who lives in Japan who is really into the Japanese martial art of judo. Peter explains how movements in judo are very intricate and that's why he likes it! He also says learning classical arts such as judo are similar in many ways to playing the flute.
Words from the programme pastimes things that you do in your spare time e.g. hobbies Example sentence Collecting stamps is a popular pastime. to be really into to really enjoy (informal English) Examples sentence He is really into classical music. martial arts techniques of self-defence e.g. judo Example sentences Budo is one of the martial arts popular in Japan. intricate with a lot of detail Example sentences Japanese paintings can be very intricate. | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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