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2011年3月9日 · The Tachi was an earlier form of sword but there was a lot of overlap between Tachi blades and Katana blades, so much so that it is almost pointless to try to list features that are only present in one form or the other (such as that Tachi tend to have greater curvature, more slender tsuka and no ito).
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2019年1月1日 · The Japanese utilized a straight sword "tachi" prior to the Mongol invasion. This changed how the sword was used and made after problems with the blades chipping and breaking. The first reference to a sword outside of a "tachi" was called an "uchigatana" in 1185 and was probably the early version of the katana.
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2010年7月30日 · The sword used in training Japanese sword arts is a bokken, a wooden training sword shaped like a katana. There are also short sword versions, known as kodachi (short sword/tachi) or wakizashi (mounted on the side/side arm) predominantly, and again there are bokken forms of these.
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2008年4月14日 · At the very beginning of the 17th century many tachi were cut down to katana length (on average about 8-10cm was taken off) and I guess some may have been made shorter. Just as an aside the longest tachi, odachi, is a disturbing 3.7m long with 2.2m of blade!!
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2016年7月6日 · Most "katana" that come under a brand name aren't going to be quality, or overtly realistic when it comes to genuine feel, construction, and more. The reason is fairly simple… a brand (company) creating particular "models" of swords are, by necessity, creating a mass-produced item… and are going to suffer from the limitations present in ...
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2001年8月4日 · Close Range: Great Axe Katana Great Axe Mid Range: Long Sword Naginata Long Sword Long Range: Spear Yumi Yumi Special Weapons: Shield Kanabo Kanabo . The Katana was tested first against three bamboo mats and managed to cut them all in one clean swipe in under half a second. Then, it was tested on pigs and managed to cut through two pigs …
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2002年6月17日 · Hello, I'm not a practitioner of any "blade-art", but the thought has crossed my mind to begin some day. Anyway, I can't quite figgure out the difference between a katana and an Iaito or a Tachi for that matter (even if I believe the later is just another name for Katana). Can anyone help me...
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2016年8月26日 · 刀 - katana/to 太刀 - tachi 真剣 - shinken 刀剣 - token 兵刃 - heijin 長剣 - chokken 大太刀 - odachi as well as any number of ryu-ha specific terms, as well as terms for speciality swords, or variations, such as kodachi etc.
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2006年12月28日 · In the market for a new katana, and doing some work in Bujinkan Biken jutsu , I got a feel for different type of blades. Love the feel of a lighter blade (bo-hi), but was advised that if doing Tameshigiri (love doing this !) that a "bo-hi-less" blade, although forward-heavier, would be more advisable.
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2006年7月18日 · Hey, I have always been under the impression that bokken and bokuto are interchangeable terms, and that both are correct. Recently I have heard that bokuto is actually the preferred terminology in Japan. So I have some questions specifically to those who train in sword arts or in Japan. 1...