Japanese Swords
A documentary on the Gassan school of smiths at their forge in Nara. If you are interested in purchasing a sword by Gassan Sadatoshi or Gassan Sadanobu please contact us through www.thejapanesesword.com
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Kendo (剣道, kendō?), meaning “Way of the Sword”, is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or Kenjutsu. Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements. All members of Imprisoned Butterfly are in this video
The history of the Japanese Samuari sword is one that goes back many hundreds of years, with the first signs of the Japanese swords being traced back to around thirteen hundred years ago. The very first blades were a basic variant of the Chinese straight bladed, double edged sword called a jian. The very first [...]