Labelled sword diagram

[Dominic Jones]

Hi all

I am starting to learn japanese sword fighting. Can you suggest any webpages where I can find lablled diagrams of sword and sword parts. In fact any webpages with a history of japanese swords would be great.

I held my instructors sword on my first lesson. It was heavy. is their an average weight of a sword?

Cheers Dom:asian:

 

[Yari]

http://www.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~baba/iaido/#hoki
http://www.yushinkan.com/UK/ukwords.html
http://www.tsunami.dk/buyguide.htm
http://www.tsunami.dk/terminology.htm


/Yari

 

[Dominic Jones]

Thanks for those websites.

In my second lesson, I found out that I would be learning toyama Ryu; the sword fighting techniques of the Japanese Army WWII era.

Enjoying learning around the sword. .

Cheers Dom:asian:

 

[Taimishu]

Thanks for those websites.

In my second lesson, I found out that I would be learning toyama Ryu; the sword fighting techniques of the Japanese Army WWII era.

Enjoying learning around the sword. .

Cheers Dom:asian:

You could try this site it has info about japanese military swords as well.

David
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

 

[Dan G]

Thanks for those websites.

In my second lesson, I found out that I would be learning toyama Ryu; the sword fighting techniques of the Japanese Army WWII era.

Enjoying learning around the sword. .

Cheers Dom:asian:

Hi Dom,

How's the kenjutsu going? I remember you mentioning having found an instructor when you visited London ages back, the training sounds like an awesome find.

Cheers

Dan (London club)

 

[Jeff HArris]

Hi Dominic
Welcome to the world of JSA. Below are some good sites I like and use.

http://www.shinkendo.com/
http://www.toyama-ryu.org/
http://www.hi-net.zaq.ne.jp/osaru/e_index.htm
http://www.sho-shin.com/index1.htm
http://www.wmhawley.com/
http://www.samurai-archives.com/
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/duchamp/410/main.html
http://www.ospreysamurai.com/
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm
http://www.azshinkendo.com (our page)

Hope you enjoy & good luck on your training
Jeff Harris