Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in ...

The warriors believed they were largely safeguarded from death but needed to prepare for the possibility in order to perform their best in battle ... samurai became adept with the famed katana sword.

It has been said that the ... weapon in battle. In this slide show, follow the steps that a master Japanese swordsmith takes today to craft what is arguably the most legendary of swords.— ...