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Japanese Budo includes a variety of martial arts, including judo, karate, kendo, sumo, aikido, kyudo, jodo, etc. Among them, there is also a weapon martial art with a considerable position in Japanese history - Naginata. When it comes to Naginata, you need to understand the weapon of Naginata first. In the past, many people thought that it was a special weapon for Japanese samurai women, monk soldiers, and samurai, but...

The "Naginata" (long sword) was one of the long-handled weapons that appeared in the Heian period. In "Taiping Ji", which is famous for its historical literature, the weapon that appears the most is the Naginata. Due to its large size, it can stab and strike in addition to slashing, so it was widely used as a main weapon in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Next we introduce the types of...

Why are katana swords curved? This happens during the clay tempered process stage, clay is coated on the sword ridge, when quenching the blade, the part not covered by clay cools faster and becomes very hard, while the sword ridge cools more slowly and remains relatively soft and pliable, the metal blade expands and contracts with heat, so the part not covered with clay will expand more than the spine, causing...

Find out what katana blade is and its importance: symbolizes the identity and status of the japanese samurai.