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Cutting Tests With Cold Steel Warrior Katana

Wikiperiment — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:44:07 +0000

One of the best samurai swords on the market is no doubt Cold Steel’s Warrior katana series. Cold Steel has been in the sword making business for quite a number of years and their products are always of impressive quality. If you decide to purchase a Warrior katana you can expect the highest quality sword which can endure thousands of cuts. Cold Steel is known for not being shy when it comes to advertising...

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Katana Care Tips – Top Ways To Keep Your Sword Brand New

Wikiperiment — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:39:57 +0000

Unless you buy a stainless steel katana, you should expect to do some katana care from time to time. A quality carbon steel blade needs to occasionally be oiled and cleaned it to make sure it doesn’t deteriorate. Even bamboo practice swords like Shinai need to be maintained from time to time, so make sure you read my tips below and learn how to keep your samurai sword in shape....

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Katana Sword Cleaning Tutorial (Video)

Wikiperiment — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:41:18 +0000

In order to keep your samurai katana sword in pristine shape you need to do proper maintenance on it frequently. Typically it’s done every 2-3 months, usually depending on humidity in the area where you live. For example if you live by the coast you’ll need to clean and oil the sword even once a month due to saltiness in the air. Don’t sweat though: just because you forgot to...

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Iaito – Steel Katana For Training

Wikiperiment — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:39:16 +0000

There are a few types of katana made for practicing martial arts, and Iaito is one of them. Bokken and Shinai are wooden and bamboo practice katana, but a steel one is called Iaito. It’s an unsharpened katana with a dull blade and a rounded tip, usually made of either steel or aluminum. Iaito katana is most commonly used by Iaido practitioners (martial art focused on the art of drawing...

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Short History Of The Katana

Wikiperiment — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:37:13 +0000

Katana swords are Japanese long swords with the edge on one side which started to be used in Japan in the 5th century. Most Japanese use this word in general, when referring to a sword. The weapon was usually worn together with a short sword similar to the katana called the wakizashi, both of which were used by Japan’s elite group of warriors called samurai. The two swords worn together...

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