Katana Sword

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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May
14

Katana Sword Training (Stances, Evasions, and Cuts)

admin on May 14th, 2010

Kenjutsu Sword Kihon Video 1 Samurai Sword, Ninja Sword, sword art, sword combat, japanese sword, kendo, taijutsu. MUSIC: This is Track 6 from the Underworld Dagada CD from Paras Recording Company.Repeated practice of these combat applications brings proper use of energy and power. **THIS IS ME TRAINING NOT TEACHING! I EXPLAIN TO REFRESH MY OWN [...]

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Mar
28

Tamahagane Steel Samurai Katana Sword – Hand forged Tanto by Takemoto

admin on March 28th, 2010

The Tamahagane (玉鋼?) is a type of Japanese steel. Loosely translated as “jewel steel”. It is mainly used to make Samurai swords, such as the katana. The steel is made from black sand.The most useful process is the folding, where the metals are forge welded, folded, and welded again, as many as 16 times. The [...]

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