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Aug
15

All about the Katana Sword

admin on August 15th, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The Katana is a curved, single-edged Japanese sword traditionally used by the samurai. Pronounced [kah-tah-nah] in the kun’yomi (Japanese reading) of the kanji, the word has been adopted as a loan word by the English language; as Japanese does not have separate plural and singular forms, both “katanas” and “katana” are considered [...]

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Aug
15

The Bushido Samurai Creed

admin on August 15th, 2010

I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents. I have no home; I make the Tan T’ien my home. I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power. I have no means; I make Docility my means. I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power. [...]

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Sep
30

Japanese Sword Polishing. Part 2

admin on September 30th, 2009

A polisher of Japanese swords is a real master called Togishi. A Togishi possesses a wide collection of tools for polishing process. Mainly he handles polishing stones. These stones are pretty expensive and difficult to find. The types of stones vary by their degrees of softness and hardness. Each Togishi has his own secrets and [...]

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