The sword is considered one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan and is a symbol of the emperor's authority. Battling Blades offers a wide range of Japanese swords in memory of the coolest swords in history. This refers to their range of replicakatana swords, which may well be some of ...
Swordplay is a huge part of fantasy, which is why themost legendary swordsmen in anime and mangaare such iconic characters. Given Japan's history with samurai, it's no wonder that so many anime characters wield swords. Just because a character has or uses a sword doesn't make them legenda...
The average cost of a nihonto is between $6,000 and $15,000, although some items have been auctioned at more than $100,000 dollars.Fortunately, it is possible to acquire hand-made high quality swords, created outside Japan, at a much more affordable price....
which is strange because swords, although powerful, were not so good at sinking into rocks. It was discovered in the ruins of The Abbey of San Galgano, and the legendary saint is believed to have wielded the sword. He was a fighter and an ardent supporter...
there are people who mastered the art of sword fighting so well that their legacy outlived them. While some of them were not necessarily heroes that could decimate multitudes of fighters like the ones in films, these swordsmen were so good with their swords that their skills were imprinted int...
of Spring, theBirdthe red of Fire, theTigerof Autumn the glittering white of metal (of ploughshares or swords), and theTortoiseBlack, for night, or water. The four celestial animals, which have no connection with thetwelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, are also the names of the four ...
By the time Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan, appeared at the bridge, Benkei had stolen 999 swords. Benkei challenged Yoshitsune, but was swiftly defeated. In the special, Benkei uses these stolen swords and hurls them at his opponent. Monarch Power...
French photographer Jean-Paul Goude seems to have perfected it down to a tee and if his latest editorial photographs are anything to go by, he is showing no signs of slowing down. With his theatrical back-drops and inventive use of props, ranging from small broods of dogs to swords and ...