This serves both to protect the blade and to give it its signature wavy design called the hamon ... to create this single katana sword. Though fit for a samurai warrior, this sword will likely ...

This design offered both cutting power and maneuverability, ideal for the fast-paced, close combat typical of samurai warfare. By the Kamakura period (1185–1333), the katana had become firmly ...

while the samurai became adept with the famed katana sword. Although crude Chinese handguns reached Japan by the early 16th century, the later introduction of the European arquebus and its armor ...

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966) A ronin is walking through a pine forest. He shuffles forward using suriashi ...

A samurai sword was among the blades found during police raids in Peterborough Weapons including a samurai sword and knuckle dusters have been seized during police raids on two properties.

TSURU, Yamanashi Prefecture--Showcasing some of the nation's top swords and fittings, a special exhibition at the Museum Tsuru here is exploring the aesthetic beauty of samurai blades. One of the ...