The Katana Kizu: A flaw of the Japanese Sword?

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: japanese sword, katana, samurai sword

The Katana Kizu: A flaw of the Japanese Sword?

Kizu is the evidence of repeated forging The Japanese sword is primarily composed of tamahagane (steel made from iron or black sand). As it is forged repeatedly, there are cases where impurities are not completely removed or small mistakes during...

Nitoryu and the Brain

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: double sword style, dual wielding, miyamoto musashi, musashi, nitoryu

Miyamoto Musashi is well known for “Nitoryu” (double-sword style) and the founder of his own school “Niten-ichi-ryu”. With Nitoryu, you attack with swords in your right and left hands. Generally, in you stronger hand you hold a tachiI (large sword)...

The Five Schools of the Japanese Sword – This will help you know the History of the Japanese Sword

Apr 27, 2022

Filed under: buzen, five schools, japanese sword, katana, mino, samurai sword, soshu, yamashiro, yamato

The Five Schools of the Japanese Sword – This will help you know the History of the Japanese Sword

The Japanese sword is divided based on the period of era it was made. Kotō (old sword) refers to the sword made before the Keicho era (just before the Edo period) and Shintō (new sword) refers to swords made between...

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The Katana Kizu: A flaw of the Japanese Sword?

Nitoryu and the Brain

The Five Schools of the Japanese Sword – This will help you know the History of the Japanese Sword

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