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Kites
 Websites presented in alphabetical order CyberFighter Website: A Tribute to Fighters 
 Photos of fighter kites, combat rules for kite fighting from different countries (Indian, Afghani, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Brazilian fighters), and links (not recently updated) to other kite sites. http://www.csun.edu/~hfoao033/fighters.html Topics: Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation Last updated May 19, 2004 The Drachen Foundation
This organization is "devoted to the increase and diffusion of knowledge of kites worldwide." The "About Kites" section of the website features kite basics (types of kites and how and in what winds they fly), discussion of kite building materials, and kite history resources that describe "the Eastern and Western origins of kites, and highlight significant events during kiting's long history." Also includes reports from research projects, description of archive collections, and related material. http://www.drachen.org Topics: Hobbies Last updated Mar 19, 2007 Japanese Kite Collection
Information on a variety of Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, list of kite links, chronological table of kite history, and plans for Japanese traditional kites. The Bibliography Relating to the History of Kites has substantive excerpts from several books. Printing of some of the plans will require setting the print options to landscape orientation. The quality of the English translation is somewhat uneven, but understandable. http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/ Topics: Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Jul 17, 2001 National Kite Month
National Kite Month in April is "a month-long celebration of those things at the end of the strings." The site features a calendar of events, materials for organizing an event, an overview and timeline of kite history, materials for teachers (including four simple kite plans and images of kites from around the world), and games and activities for children. From a nonprofit venture co-founded by the American Kitefliers Association and the Kite Trade Association International. http://www.nationalkitemonth.org/ Topics: Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Feb 16, 2006 Takoage-Gassen (Kite-Fighting Contest)
Brief overview of this May event in which "[m]ore than 100 kites are flown in the sky over the Nakatajima Dunes, one of the three largest sand dunes in Japan" and in which "the kite-fliers try to cut their opponents' strings by friction." This festival dates back to the 16th century. From the Japan National Tourist Organization. http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a20_fes_tako.html Topics: Outdoor Recreation Last updated May 27, 2008 Thai Sport
Background about the native Thai sports of Thai boxing, fish fighting, kite fighting, and takraw (a kicking volleyball game). Includes the story and rules of professional Thai boxing, the male Thai fighting fish, types of kites and rules of kite fighting, and a variation on takraw in which the game is played with "small and hollow rattan balls." From Assumption University, Thailand. http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/Thai_sport/ Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Jun 5, 2008 Virtual Kite Zoo
Follow the links to find pictures, descriptions, construction plans, and the history of a wide variety of kites. http://www.tug.com/kites/zoo/ Topics: Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Jul 17, 2001 |
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