Kendo is more than a sport, it is a way of life. Practitioners must learn how to control their emotions, remain calm under ...

It is a scene from World War II movies and comic books; seeming fanatical Japanese soldiers ... While officer’s swords typically featured a traditional rayskin and a wooden base with a cloth ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: After the war, Japanese soldiers ... While officer’s swords typically featured a traditional rayskin and a wooden base with a cloth wrapping, the NCO swords ...

He continued to collect Japanese swords on the sidelines of his practice as a physician. Twenty-two of the 31 blades are categorized as “koto” (old swords), which date to around the 16th ...