Archives des actualités 2006

December 20, 2006

• We are away from December 23 - 29. We will have very limited email access during this time. Any orders placed during this period will be shipped on January 2nd.
• Hand polished Shirayuri katanas are in stock.

  December 11, 2006

• We have an overwhelming response to our Christmas sales and some models are already sold out. Any model that is not in stock still can be purchased at discounted salr price and it will be delivered as soon as re-stocked.
• We have received one more review on L6. You can read the review on  Sword Forum International.

  November 26, 2006

• All L6 katanas and jingums are on sale. Take advantage of our Christmas special deals while quantities last.
• Buy any katana or jingum and receive an  original Tuf-Cloth as our gift.
• Kuroyuri (TX geometry katanas),  Turtle Jingum and  Dragon Jingum are available now.

  November 23, 2006

• Happy Thanksgiving.
• We will have a Christmas sale starting this weekend. L6 katanas and jingums will be available at discounted price while quantities last.

  October 17, 2006

• October shipment has arrived including Shirayuri, Sun Flower and a couple of Korean sword models.

  October 10, 2006

• L6 Shirayuri Katana was review by Mr. Tom Urso of Goshindo & Kumdo. You can read the here:  Review on SFI ,  Review on HDGDForum (identical to SFI review),  Cutting Video on YouTube

  October 4, 2006

• We now offer green bamboo poles for tameshigiri.

  September 15, 2006

• Today is the last day to take advantage of our 20% discount on L6 katana/jingum offer. The response has been overwhelming. We thank all our customers who placed an order.

  September 5, 2006

• Butouken is offering quality low price katanas in association with the Dynasty Forge. Please check our  Japanese 10XX Carbon Steel Katanas for more information.
• Mr. Sang Kim of NYC Battodo Group reviewed the L6 Shirayuri Katana. You can read the review on  Sword Forum International.

  August 31, 2006

• We are selling old SKS7 katanas and jingums to make a way for L6 swords. You can check them in the  sales item menu.

  August 24, 2006

• Custom Korean Jingum can be ordered now.
• We have some old SKS7 katana and jingums left for clearance sale. 

  August 23, 2006

• The shopping point module has been completed. When you purchase a product from our site, you can accumulate shopping points that can be used for your future purchases. Register today and receive 500 points as the signing bonus.
• Custom sword gallery has been updated.
• Due to popular demand, we included custom L6 katana and jingum on the opening special sales. The discount applies to the base price and the offer expires on September 15th.

  August 14, 2006

• The newly renovated website is online. Please browse the site to check new upgrades. Some features are still under development.
• Now on, we will only take credit card payment for all product purchases. We accept Visa and Master Cards. Please contact us if you wish to use any other payment method.
• If you are registering and do not see your country on the list, don't panic. We are still adding more zones to our database. However, please be kind to inform us at  info@martialartswords.com.

  August 12, 2006

• Site Renovation Special: 20% off of all in-stock  L6 katana or  Jingum. Any item which is not in stock will be delivered in 8 weeks. The special offer expires on September 15th.
• Dave Drawdy Sensei of Nakamura-ryu Batto-do reviewed our  Shirayuri Katana (L6 Traditional Series) . You can read more about the revew on  Sword Forum International Website.
• Mike Femal Sensei of Toyama-Ryu tested our  Shirayuri Katana (L6 Traditional Series). You can see the videos at the bottom of  tameshigiri page on Nihonzashi Website.
• The product lines have been changed. All custom models are now made with L6 steel. Unfortunately, we no longer produce blades with SKS7 steel.

  August 12, 2006

• Site Launching Special: 20% off of all in-stock L6 katana or Jingum. Any item which is not in stock will be delivered in 8 weeks.
• Dave Drawdy Sensei of Nakamura-ryu Batto-do reviewed our  Shirayuri Katana (L6 Traditional Series). You can read more about the revew on  Sword Forum International Website.
• Mike Femal Sensei of Toyama-Ryu tested our  Shirayuri Katana (L6 Traditional Series). You can see the videos at the bottom of  tameshigiri page on Nihonzashi Website.

  August 11, 2006

• The newly renovated website is online. Please browse the site to check new upgrades. Some features are still under development.
• The product lines have been changed. All custom models are now made with L6 steel. Unfortunately, we no longer produce blades with SKS7 steel.

  July 7, 2006

• We will be closing down the website for next few weeks while we upgrade the site and prepare new products. Thank you for sending us your regards while the site was down.

  May 8, 2006

• Thank you for those who attended Chicago Japanese Sword Show and dropped by our table. We are currently preparing to attend Atlanta Bladeshow in June. The swords we will bring to the show includes L6 bainite katanas and Sun Flower Deluxe katana. If there is a model you would like to see in person, please email us. We are located at table 26-L. Drop by and say hi.
• We have a few 3-day guest passes and brochures for Atlanta Bladeshow. If you are interested, please email us with your address. The quantity is limited and the priority will be given to our existing customers.

  March 25, 2006

• We guarantee that If any L6 blade bends or breaks in tameshigiri (tatami and green bamboo cutting) during the lifetime of the purchaser, we will replace the blade for free as long as our smith is alive and we are in business. The guarantee applies to only blades made of L6 steel and not to fittings or furnitures. We are the only vendor who guarantees the blade against damage in bamboo cutting.

  March 17, 2006

• We will be attending  Chicago Midwest Token Kai (May 5 - 7) and  Atlanta Bladeshow (June 16 - 18) this year. Custom swords could be ordered in advance (allow 8 weeks) to be delivered at the show. If you are interested in purchasing any particular in-stock model, you can request us to bring it to the show as well. Credit card payment can be made in advance via paypal. We cannot accept a check at the show.

  March 14, 2006

• Check out Sun Flower Katana in hybrid polish  HERE.

  March 8, 2006

• Ebony bokkens are on sale. Please check then out  HERE.
• We will take orders for  Changpogeom now.

  Feb 27, 2006

• We will be launching the following products soon:
  • MAS L6 Bainite Katana
  • Changpogeom by Yong Soo Park
• Bamboo Deluxe Katana is no longer offered as in-stock item. You can still order one as a custom katana.
• Flower Deluxe Katana(limited edition) is no longer in production.
• Handmade Sukashi Tsubas are for sale now.

  January 23, 2006

• New handmade sukashi tsubas will be offered soon. For a picture, click  here.

  Jnuary 7, 2006

• Happy New Year Everyone!!!
• We have a new wakizashi model. Please check out our  Japanese style sword section for more detail.