Hi so I’m a African American male living in Texas and I’ve recently looked into swordsmanship and I have found a rather interest in the samurai. their traditions, morals and way of handling their swords and I want to learn their ways everything from smithing the swords to wielding them but I don’t want to be disrespectful about it because I am not someone of their race, beliefs, or customs.

So I want to know if anyone would be able to tell me if they see it as disrespectful for an outsider to learn it

Hi so I’m a African American male living in Texas and I’ve recently looked into swordsmanship and I have found a rather interest in the samurai. their traditions, morals and way of handling their swords and I want to learn their ways everything from smithing the swords to wielding them but I don’t want to be disrespectful about it because I am not someone of their race, beliefs, or customs.

So I want to know if anyone would be able to tell me if they see it as disrespectful for an outsider to learn it

Hello! I'm a HEMA guy but I want to better understand Japanese weapons, so I'm looking for one. I'll be doing mostly cutting and drills with it to get a practical feel for the Katana, so one could say it will be more of a beater practice sword that I can experiment with without worrying too much about damaging it.

I found out about this particular brand that claims to make functional swords and, their swords do seem to be decently proportioned and functional for a very affordable price, although they claim they are 1045, which is kind of a bummer.

But I couldn't find any info about them on the internet or reviews by people who have experience with Katanas in how they handle, how well balanced or how well built they are.

Asking around if any of you here have any experience with this brand and what you think about it?

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While Tang Soo Do (Korean karate) doesn't have a specific sword allocated to that art, it does borrow various weapons from other arts.

This is my Damigiem, basically a 38-40" short sword. My one is non-functional with a dulled blade (unlike my other swords). Just wanted to share items from my collection ⚔️

The item I want to sharpen is a stainless steel replica dagger which right now does not have an actual edge.

Before anyone says anything I am aware that replica swords should not be used to cut anything and I DO NOT PLAN ON USING IT TO CUT ANYTHING. I just want it to look like it's not a triangular flat piece of metal.

I purchased it cause I liked the simplistic look of it, but on closer inspection it was not as beveled as I would of liked. Hence I want to give it an edge for aesthetic purposes. (I assume fully beveling it would be much more difficult). It doesn't even have to be a cutting edge as long as it gives the 'blade' some visible 3rd dimensional shape as apposed to the triangular prism it currently is.

So if anyone is aware of a cost effective or atleast entry level way of sharpening not sharp metal please let me know.

Anyone have any experience with this sword? Also any experience good or bad with Ronan Katana's scratch and dent sale?

Here's a link to the sword: https://roninkatana.com/scratch-and-dent-ronin-katana-euro-8-viking-sword/

Old sword dad had.

So I’ve been looking for a good replica of Michonne’s katana from The Walking Dead. I just want some pointers on what to avoid and all that. I want to try and find one that has a strong, sharp blade. Not like I need it but I don’t really want one off amazon that is like “mall katana” quality. There have been a few that have caught my eye like ones on Swords of Northshire and Ryanswords. Any suggestions?

My third custom order from Sword Culture aka Bestkatana on Etsy is on its way. Went with a T10 blade with Choji hamon, nature theme/dragonfly. Tsuka fully wrapped with samegawa.

Longsword vs Katana?

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I was given this sword by my boss a couple years back and I have been trying to find out what kind of sword it actually is. It's heavily rusted and smells terrible but it's cool as hell.

Ah, the good ol’ Chinese hooks swords! Also called Fu Tao, Hu Tou Gou, or Shuang Gou. The origins of this weapon is heavily debated, as there’s a lack of documentation on them and they might have been used by civilians, and we don’t know when they were developed, but some people think they might be a recent design. A neat thing the swords could do was link up with each other with one sword being swung around, with the dagger upon the hilt slashing targets. If you’ve seen it before then you might recognize them from Avatar: The Last Airbender, where a character named Jet uses them.