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Kenjutsu (Japanese: 剣術; 剣 - ken - sword; 術 - jutsu - art, technique, skill) is a collective term referring to Japanese sword schools founded before the Meiji Restoration period, i.e. before 1868. Koryu bujutsu and modern budo All

Nowadays it has become fashionable to practice various sports and martial arts both for health, practice of the mind and for recreational purposes. A sizable number of them have their roots in Japan and during their formative years, were mainly used for martial purposes.

Every person interested in white weapons sooner or later asks himself - what if instead of one sword, he used two at the same time? In today's movies or literature it is not difficult to find examples, and the fictional swordsman is then depicted as extremely deadly and

The stick is one of the first weapons man used. A simple piece of wood, it does not particularly stand out from later weapons, but in the right hands it can be extremely effective. Thanks to its simple design, the stick was probably used all over the world, by all

What is a katana? A bladed melee weapon characterized by a straight double-edged blade and an open hilt. The sword - because we are talking about it - is the oldest historical cutting weapon. The first swords were made in the Bronze Age in China and Egypt. Depending on the

Yoroi, or Japanese armor, is the dream of every samurai - both the modern warrior and those living in ancient Japan.It is an armor equivalent to European medieval striped or scaled armor, which, although it did not protect as effectively as full plate armor, allowed the