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Asuka white tanto with dragon-decorated blade and white wood scabbard

White Tanto Spotlight: Inside the Asuka 1065 St...

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A closer look at the Asuka white tanto: its 1065 high-carbon steel blade, dragon decoration, full-tang construction and contrasting collector-focused design.

White Tanto Spotlight: Inside the Asuka 1065 St...

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A closer look at the Asuka white tanto: its 1065 high-carbon steel blade, dragon decoration, full-tang construction and contrasting collector-focused design.

Archival photograph: Josh Hillman at the 2025 World Kempo Championships in Lisbon.

Looking Ahead: The USA Kempo Team's Road to the...

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A preview of the USA Kempo Team's plans for the 23rd World Kempo Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia, in April 2027.

Looking Ahead: The USA Kempo Team's Road to the...

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A preview of the USA Kempo Team's plans for the 23rd World Kempo Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia, in April 2027.

Katana Inscriptions: What the Writing on Japanese Swords Can Tell Us

Katana Inscriptions: What the Writing on Japane...

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Katana Inscriptions: What the Writing on Japanese Swords Can Tell Us Katana inscriptions are characters chiseled into a Japanese sword, most often on the tang hidden under the handle. Called...

Katana Inscriptions: What the Writing on Japane...

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Katana Inscriptions: What the Writing on Japanese Swords Can Tell Us Katana inscriptions are characters chiseled into a Japanese sword, most often on the tang hidden under the handle. Called...

Musashi Yamata no Orochi burgundy katana in its lined presentation box

How to Choose a Katana: A Musashi Swords Buying...

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Choose a katana with confidence using this illustrated buying guide, with a purpose-based comparison table, product close-ups and links to swords and accessories.

How to Choose a Katana: A Musashi Swords Buying...

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Choose a katana with confidence using this illustrated buying guide, with a purpose-based comparison table, product close-ups and links to swords and accessories.

Katana Engravings: Decoding the Symbols and Stories Behind Japanese Swords

Katana Engravings: Decoding the Symbols and Sto...

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Katana engravings are carvings cut into a Japanese sword's blade, tang, or fittings, known in Japan as horimono or tōshinbori. Most show protective deities, dragons, Sanskrit characters, or ritual tools....

Katana Engravings: Decoding the Symbols and Sto...

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Katana engravings are carvings cut into a Japanese sword's blade, tang, or fittings, known in Japan as horimono or tōshinbori. Most show protective deities, dragons, Sanskrit characters, or ritual tools....

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Stand Behind the USA Kempo Team: The Road to Ar...

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Meet the story behind the USA Kempo Team's preparations for the 2026 Pan-American Kempo Championships in Neuquén, Argentina.

Stand Behind the USA Kempo Team: The Road to Ar...

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Meet the story behind the USA Kempo Team's preparations for the 2026 Pan-American Kempo Championships in Neuquén, Argentina.