Japanese samurai swords are best known for their legendary beauty, efficiency, and craftsmanship. The famed swordsman greatly influenced the rich Japanese culture made in instrument of their contributions.
Miyamoto Musashi is one of the famous Japanese swordsmen to ever unsheathe a blade. His fine works were popular for their size, strength, and artistic elegance.

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Did you know that samurai swords can help you lose weight? Swing that sword and burn excess calories.
Find out how to make Samurai sword part of your workout by watching the video below:

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A nodachi is one of the large Japanese swords to have existed. The two-handed sword when translated means “field sword“. Some scholars suggested that the definition of nodachi is an equivalent of odachi which means “large or great sword“. Confusion between the two terms has nearly synonymies “nodachi” with the very large [...]

Meet one of the most impressive replica samurai swords out in the market, the trademark handmade forged steel samurai sword.  There are quite a number of various models of replica samurai swords available but only a few are excellent. Only a few come close to exactly matching the look of a particular genuine sword.
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The first prototype of the Japanese samurai armor is in the presence of Yoroi. The armor for Japanese samurai was found during the Gempei War of 1181-1185. The upper body armor of the samurai was called “Do”. It comprised of the “Sode”, a suspended shoulder and upper-arm protection plates. The Sode [...]

Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art of sword fighting. The traditional Japanese swordsmanship or Kenjutsu serves as a platform of Kendo.
Its meaning “Way of the Sword” is best shown in the physically and mentally challenging activity of Kendo combining strong martial arts values having sports-like physical elements.

Concepts of Kendo
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Did you know that homosexuality or pederasty has long been celebrated in samurai society?
Japan has records that show the prevalence of homosexuality dating as far as ancient times. Its history accepts love between me as the purest form of love.

Homosexuality had never been taken as a sin in Japanese society and religion. It [...]

Yabusame is a kind of Japanese archery as a ceremonial art of shooting whistling arrows at a stationary target from the back of a galloping horse. The archer shoots a special “turnip-headed ” arrow at a wooden target.
Yabusame as an archery dates its origins at the start of the Kamakura period. It was [...]

Get in depth with horseback riding and Japanese archery all in one video.
Yabusame drivers have decades of experience to learn the art of archery. Witness how Tim Ferriss attempts to learn Yabusame (a Japanese archery) in a matter of days. Would he live up to the challenge? See it below.

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Learn how to fix a wobbly sword before you hurt yourself.
See it here.

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