http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog Your guide through the Japanese Sword World Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:53:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 9260 Konron Forge Katana - 2e Generation REVIEW review by Serge Winckelmans This summer I was on vacation in Spain. Been there, my eye felt down to a ornamental katana set, and I bought it. Once I came back in Belgium I searched the web for a real katana and ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/sword-reviews/best-quality-katana-konron-review/ Introduction Recently I tested the Kiku Katana. The version I’ve got is without bo-hi. I will start with this review with the looks, fit and finish of this katana. Then I’ll tell you what kind of tests I performed with it, and my conclusions about the Kiku katana. The Looks The Kiku is delivered in ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/sword-reviews/battle-ready-katanas-kiku-katana/ The Japanese Katana (aka Samurai swords) has been in existence for thousands of years and is a heavy part of the Japanese culture. It's existence has been known to display honor, and its service has continued with reverence and respect for this weapon. Coupled with the use of martial arts ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/nihonto-history/japanese-katana/ Avoid if possible any confrontation with an opponent who has a knife; no matter how good you think you are, you can and will be cut. There are ways to minimize the damage to yourself if you are confronted with a knife welding opponent and you have no weapon. First, ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/sword-related/knife-self-defense-techniques/ When looking for some pictures today in our archive,  I realized that over de years we collected  a few 1000 high resolution pictures of katanas  and other samurai related stuff such as armors, kabuto&mempo, different sword parts, etc. While strolling through them, I did found some very nice ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/general/katana-wallpaper-sword-pictures/ The summer is slowly passing by and after a relative calm (depends what that is to your definition :o ) period we're ready to go full speed again. The most important thing to mention here is the fact that the new 9260 Konron swords are ready. If all goes well, which ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/general/new-konron-9260-katana-sword/ Lot of folks out there seems to confuse a hand forged katana with a handmade katana. WWhen only looking at the price of a sword you will pay much more for a handforged piece than a hand made one. If we talk about a hand forged katana, there is a ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/samurai-sword-guide/hand-forged-katana-vs-handmade-katana/ Iaido is the art of Japanese swords drawing. For those who are interested in Iaido, in today’s world, instruction can be found in many of the Kendo regulated martial arts schools. In fact most Iaido taught today is learned as part of Kendo. The All Japan Kendo Association has developed 12 ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/japanese-martial-arts/seito-kata-iaido/ Just some updates in our samurai swords shop The response on the survey we held a few weeks ago was just amazing and I need to thank you if you did participate ! Really, these kind of things are so important to us in order to make the perfect sword for ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/general/a-few-new-samurai-swords-for-sale-in-our-shop-at-the-moment/ I am often asked, what is batto jutsu. In its literal translation the term refers to sword drawing. In today’s uses though, that is rarely what batto jutsu actually refers to. In this article we will look at Batto Jutso Ryu. I will teach you what it is and what ... http://www.samurai-sword-shop.com/blog/japanese-martial-arts/batto-jutsu-sword-drawing-art/