Secrets of the Japanese Sword
Over the last 30 years there has been a lot of hoopla about all the different styles and facets of martial arts and the...
Jutte Jutsu
Jutte jutsu is the Japanese martial art using the Japanese weapon jutte or jitte. Juttejutsu evolved mainly for use by law enforcement officers of...
Samurai Japanese Warriors
The samurai (or bushi) were the members of the military class, the Japanese warriors. Samurai employed a range of weapons such as bows and...
Jodo the Way of the Stick
Shindo Muso Ryu, a school that devised the dynamic art of jo-jutsu was developed by Muso Gonosuke Katsuyoshi, a student of the Tenshin Shoden...
Iaido – Drawing and Attacking with the Sword
Iaido is the Japanese art of drawing and attacking with the sword. It originated with Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu, although the forms practiced in Iaijutsu...
Iaido or the Way of the Samurai Sword
Iaido is a Japanese martial art that deals with the Samurai Sword. Actually, it is the art of counter-attack using a Japanese katana.
Iaido means...
Japanese Samurai Swords – A Brief History Part 2
Muromachi Japanese Samurai swords were called odachi or nodachi, and they were longer than 1 meter (they sometimes measured 120-150cm). These long katana swords,...
