News – Tagged "Sword"– Page 3

Ninja Swords: Everything You Didn’t Think You Needed To Know

Ninja swords, everyone knows that they are a straight blade, with a square hand guard, right? If you do even a small amount of research into ninjat...

Yoshihara Yoshindo - The Best Living Swordsmith

Japanese swords are much more than tools of war: they are works of art. Born of a time when quality steel was more precious than gold, Japanese sw...

Chinese Swords - The Dao

Mahmut rode into battle, skillfully jumping over small creeks, avoiding caltrops, and cutting into the infantry around him. A few tried to stab at...

Genghis Khan

One of the most famous leaders of all time, Genghis Khan led the Mongols on a conquest that would eventually form the largest contiguous empire in ...

Chinese Swords - The Jian

Li Qiang worked tirelessly to craft the mold. He was an expert Bronze worker and no stranger to sword-making, but this sword was for the king. And ...

Chinese Swordsmithing - A Rediscovered Treasure

Japanese swordsmithing is renowned worldwide, and for good reason. In contrast, Chinese swordsmithing is still relatively unknown. However, if we l...

The Katana’s Predecessor: The Tachi

Riding with his cavalry contingent, Reo was a bit nervous. While he had been training as a Samurai for years, he had only recently been allotted a ...

Female Samurai - The Onna Bugeisha

Tomoe Gozen, first captain and wife of Minamoto no Yoshinaka, surveyed the field where the final battle was sure to soon take place. A warrior fir...

The Middle Eastern Calvary Sword: The Scimitar

Zordun charged across the open plains on his horse. As he did so, he heard the soft whisper of hundreds of arrows whistling through the air above ...

The Soul of a Sword - From Iron to Steel

Johnny looked down and pursed his lips as he mulled over everything he had just seen. Then he looked up as a thought came to him. “You did a great...

Hua Mulan - The Most Famous Chinese Woman Warrior

The original story of Mulan is short, only a few hundred characters. But the story contained inside is unique and powerful, especially for the time...

Samurai Sword Traditions - Changed, but not Forgotten

Japanese sword traditions are unique in comparison to their European counterparts in that they have remained in practice since they were originally...