With a husband who was in karate, I recognized these guys as being in martial arts stances, perhaps going through the kata (practice form) of the moves.
With a husband who was in karate, I recognized these guys as being in martial arts stances, perhaps going through the kata (practice form) of the moves. And then I read Robin Wood's statement that she had a neighbor model martial moves for her drawings.
So it's a mock battle in that way, getting prepared "just in case."
It does look like katas...my husband used to do them...and it looks like a group of young martial arts intiates practicing with the sticks....good observation...adds another image for me...t2
