Sharp Blades

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 precursor [...]

In today’s modern society, samurai and the art of sword fighting has an immediate appeal to many thousands of people. There has been a huge upsurge in students flocking to Dojos around the world looking to learn the art of the samurai, whether their hand combat techniques or their most famous sword fighting.

Japanese samurai [...]

Today we will talk about one of Medieval European swords which proved to be one of the most efficient on the battlefields.

Appearance and Nomenclature

It is the Estoc Sword! The appearance of the Estoc sword dates back to 14th century. This sword was used all over the Europe and is differently called by [...]