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Knowledge of swords and sword secrets

Attractiveness and Uses of Japanese Swords

When you were a child, you may have played with swords or special effects heroes with a longing for swords.Even when walking around town, you may have seen foreign children waving umbrellas as if they were swords, and this interest in and admiration for swords is something that everyone has experienced at least once. You may have some idea of how swords were used, but do you know how they were actually used?In my previous column, I looked at the history and development of the Japanese sword, and in this column, I would like to look at how the sword was used in different situations. Japanese Sword as a Weapon […]

Knowledge of swords and sword secrets

Style swordsmanship

There are various schools of swordsmanship.There are also as many great swordsmen as there are schools of swordsmanship.Why do people admire swordsmen?There are many novels, manga, movies, and TV dramas about swordsmen such as Miyamoto Musashi, Yagyu Jubei, and Okita Soji.In this way, the image of the swordsman has been created. The best way to learn more about a swordsman is to learn about his school of swordsmanship.It is no exaggeration to say that a person’s school of swordsmanship is his or her philosophy, and is an indication of his or her life itself. I would like to discuss the origins of the seven Kanto ryu, the eight Kyo ryu, […]

Knowledge of swords and sword secrets

The name of each part of the sword! [Blade]

This time, I introduce the name of the blade. The name of the sword is well known to see the book, but the name is too small to be so detailed and not well understood… However, it is safe to see this! If you only know this, you will be able to understand the parts of okay carefully. Whole blade Blade Japanese swords are made of iron called tamahagane. Tamahagane is a highly pure iron that becomes hard to break and strong when heated, and is also easy to work with, making it a miraculous iron that is perfect as a material for Japanese swords. It is made using an […]

TATE(Sword fighting)

TATE as cultural exchange

I have seen “Japanese sword boom” in the past several years, and it is often seen in TV and magazine. Even if it is said that the boom is happening, it may not be possible to be able to feel the boom when it lives normally though it is not possible to be able to feel the boom very much, but when it is in the demise classroom, the person who likes the game and the cartoon etc.and has longed for the killing camp, and it is possible to be able to make a lot to the student who came to learn the fight by the chance of seeing the […]

Knowledge of swords and sword secrets

Introduction of world weapons

The weapon that comes out when seeing the battle and the historical drama is limited to a certain length such as Japanese Swords and spears. Even if there is a certain knowledge in the work in Japan, “nunchaku”, “tongfer” and “double-hand sword” that come out in the movie in the outside country, etc.are not familiar, and I think that it knows nothing about usage and the name of the name somehow. In order to know the characteristics of Japan’s unique weapons, such as Japanese Swords, I would like to focus on weapons outside Japan and to focus on the usage and history. Foreign Swords We live in Japan, and it […]