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Japanese Iaito Buying Guide: how to choose your right Iaito

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: buying guide, Iaito, japanese sword, katana, samurai sword

Japanese Iaito Buying Guide: how to choose your right Iaito

What is Iaito? Iaito is an imitation sword mainly used in iaido, with the blade made of zinc alloy. There are various types of swords, from high-grade ones like the serious ones to lightweight ones for beginners. In this article...

The Correct Way to Maintain your Iaito Sword

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: Iaito, japanese sword, katana, samurai sword

The Correct Way to Maintain your Iaito Sword

The Iaito sword is a sword invented for practicing Iaido and uses an alloy sword blade instead of the blade of a real sword. The other parts of the sword are often that of a real sword, such as the...

Gansaku: The Fake Japanese Sword

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: appreciation, fake, gansaku, imitation, japanese sword, katana, samurai sword

Fake swords apparently started being made around the Kamakura period. In the Muromachi period there was already a “certificate of authenticity” which included an inscription on the tang of the words and a description of the blade. In the Edo...

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: Japanese Idioms, japanese sword, katana, samurai sword

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms

The Japanese Sword - it has unbelievable cutting power, but does not break or bend. It is called the soul of the samurai and it treated not only as a weapon but carries a spiritual, religious aura. It appears in...

How to appreciate a Japanese sword

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: appreciation, japanese sword, katana, samurai sword

Japanese sword, known as Katana, refers to the traditional swords that are made in Japan, perhaps more commonly known as the Katana, or Samurai sword. On the finished blade, which is painstakingly made by infusing the spirit of the swordsmith into...

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Japanese Iaito Buying Guide: how to choose your right Iaito

The Correct Way to Maintain your Iaito Sword

Gansaku: The Fake Japanese Sword

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Idioms

How to appreciate a Japanese sword

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