Blog Posts 2021 Christmas Sale The 4 Key Elements of a High-Quality Traditional Japanese Sword Kodachi vs Wakizashi: What's the Difference? Traditional vs Modern Differential Hardening for Swords What Type of Armor Did Samurai Warriors Wear? Who Are Shinobi? The Truth Behind the Real Ninjas 5 Facts About Traditional Japanese Jigen-ryū What Are Modern Korean Martial Arts? Bokken vs Shinken: What's the Difference? How Japanese Bladesmiths Made the Katana's Curved Blade Sword Spotlight: The Firangi Traditional Japanese Swords vs Chinese Swords: What's the Difference? How Differential Heat Treatment Creates the Hamon on Swords Iaido vs Iaijutsu: What's the Difference? Sword Spotlight: The Liuyedao What Is the Ryushin Shouchi Ryu School of Martial Arts? Why Did Samurai Warriors Use the Ninjato? 5 Facts About the Japanese Martial Art Sojutsu What Are Japanese Dotanuki Swords? 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What Is the Kissaki on a Japanese Sword? 5 Fast Facts About the Wakizashi Exploring the Japanese Swordsmanship Art of Suiō-ryū What Equipment Do I Need to Practice Korean Kumdo Comparing the Different Fuller Styles of Japanese Swords Origins of the Japanese Tanto Exploring the Korean Martial Art Hankumdo How the Uchigatana Evolved Throughout Fuedal Japan Sword Spotlight: The Taijijian 5 Benefits of Differential Heat Treatment for Japanese Swords One-Sword vs Two-Sword Kenjutsu: What's the Difference? How Japan's Momoyama Period Influenced Swordsmithing 6 Common Styles of Traditional Korean Martial Arts Sword Spotlight: The Claymore Sword Spotlight: The Japanese Koshigatana What Is the Hamon of a Katana? The Little-Known Japanese Art of Crafting Guards for Swords What Is Jōdō? 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How Ancient Bronze Swords Were Made Common Myths and Misconceptions About Japanese Samurai How the Japanese Katana Was Sharpened The Origins of Japan's Steel-Making Craft History of Japanese Tameshigiri Korean Swords Produced During the Three Kingdoms Period How the Mongol Invasions Influences Japanese Swordmaking Common Practice Weapons Used in Japanese Kenjutsu 6 Common Blade Grinds for Swords What Is a Hand-and-a-Half Sword? Exploring the Katana's Curved Blade How Miyamoto Musashi Impacted Japanese Kenjutsu What Type of Armor Did Japanese Samurai Warriors Wear? 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Sword Spotlight: The Japanese Kodachi Overview of Japanese Kendo Kata The Japanese Obi in Martial Arts 2017 Christmas Sale Overview of the Japanese Yari What is Bulat Steel and How is it Made? 6 Things You Didn't Know About Tameshigiri Sword Spotlight: The Indian Talwar How Samurai Warriors Carried the Katana History of the Japanese Tachi Sword Spotlight: The Chinese Jian Exploring the Stages of Traditional Japanese Sword Polishing How Tamahagane Steel Was Invented 6 Reasons to Own a Japanese Katana Comparing the 2 Primary Types of Japanese Sword Sheaths How to Maintain a Japanese Shinai Sword Spotlight: the Golok Exploring the 4 Types of Chinese Curved Swords (Peidao) How the Shape and Form of Japanese Swords Has Evolved Sword Spotlight: the Panabas 6 Interesting Facts About Japanese Swordsmanship Sword Spotlight: the Katate-uchi The Habaki: a Commonly Overlooked Element of Japanese Swords Looking Back at the History of Chinese Swords Origins and History of the Japanese Katana Japanese Martial Arts Jōdō Sword Spotlight: the Bolo What is a Hand-and-a-Half Sword Exactly? Sword Spotlight: The Chinese Dao Exploring the Different Types of Japanese Koshirae What is Iron Sand and How is Used in Swordmaking? Sword Spotlight: Shinken Exploring the Japanese Martial Art Budō Exploring the Traditional Japanese Swordmaking Process 'Tsuchioki' Why and How Japanese Swords are Laminated Common Alloy Metals Used in Bladesmaking and How They Work Sword Spotlight: the Ninjatō Japanese Bladesmithing History and Techniques Explored Sword Spotlight: the Kabutowari Common Metalworking Processes Explored 6 Things You Didn't Know About Swordmaking Sword Spotlight: the Changdao Japanese Confectionery Chef Selling Katana Ice Cream Sword Spotlight: The Japanese Guntō Joseon-Era Korean Swords A Look Back at Early Japanese Swords Sword Spotlight: the Bokken Exploring the Three Concepts of Japanese Martial Arts Functional vs Aesthetic Differential Hardening Shurikenjutsu: The Japanese Martial Arts of Shuriken Throwing What is a Longsword? 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