A ninja can creep behind you like a thief in the night. He can get pass you unnoticed like a ghost passing by. By then, you would have to depend on your sixth sense to get a grasp on the unseen presence. The popular name “Naruto” puts the ninja character in spotlight. [...]

Ever wonder how to diassemble a katana the right way. Wonder no more and learn all about it in the video below.

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Katana is a sword technologically perfect in structure and so beautiful in creation that it gave rise to an autocratic creed.
Did you know that one of the real katana makers does not sleep for three days just to waatch the furnace burn the world’s sharpest sword.
Discover where the real katana swords are made in Japan [...]

The art of using the Japanese weapon kusarigama is called Kusarigamajutsu (鎖鎌術:くさりがまじゅつ?).

The weapon kusarigama is made up of three parts: the kama (a wooden handle with a curved blade protruding at a right angle on one end, and a small loop at the other), and the kusari (a chain attached to the kama) and a [...]

Ninjato, also known by the names of ninjaken or shinobigatana, is the most common name for the famous Japanese sword that a ninja carried. It belongs to the category of short swords, crafted with far less care than katana or tachi of the samurai. Ninja favors the straight ninjato due to its smaller [...]

Kusagirama is a traditional Japanese weapon consisting of kama (the Japanese version of a sickle) on a metal chain (manriki) with a heavy iron weight at the end.
It is ironic to know that Kusarigama is derived from a farmer’s scythe but farmers did not carry kusarigama. It was often carried as a weapon during [...]

Learn how to clean your katana sword - with safety first in mind!
Watch the video below.

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Learn how to properly hold and strike a katana.

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A guide for non-collectors
No single indicator can determine whether a sword blade is a recent vintage or antique. The blade should be examined in its entirety and not on a single criteria. Never attempt to disassemble a sword not unless you know how. You can end up severely injuring yourself or damaging [...]