PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man armed with a sword was shot and killed by a police officer in southeastern Pennsylvania. Montgomery County prosecutors said Upper Perk police were called ...
The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...
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 "Shogun.