What are the 18 arts?
Eighteen arts
- Kyūjutsu, archery.
- Sōjutsu, fighting with a yari (spear).
- Kenjutsu, fencing.
- Iaijutsu, sword-drawing.
- Tantōjutsu, knife-fighting.
- Juttejutsu, fighting with a jutte (truncheon).
- Shurikenjutsu, throwing shuriken.
- Naginatajutsu, fighting with a polearm, usually a naginata.
Where are Bugei swords made?
China
FACTS: You indicate that Bugei Trading Company, Inc. has contracted with a manufacturer in China to make Samurai swords that accurately replicate the Japanese swords used by the Samurai class of warriors in feudal Japan.
What is a shinken in Japanese?
Shinken (真剣, literally meaning “real sword”) is a Japanese sword that has a sharp forged blade; the word is used in contrast with bokken and shinai.
What does Nagamaki mean in Japanese?
long wrapping
The nagamaki (長巻, “long wrapping”) is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (nihontō) with an extra long handle, used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.
Are there ninja schools?
The Koka and Iga schools are the most famous schools of the ninja arts but they are not the only ones. They say there were 49 schools of ninja in the territory of Japan. All schools were created with the purpose of serving the(master lord) of their domain and worked for the development of the region.
What are the 18 skills of a ninja?
18 Ninjutsu Skills (Ninja Jūhakkei)
- Seishin-teki kyōyō (spiritual refinement)
- Taijutsu (unarmed combat, using one’s body as the only weapon)
- Kenjutsu (sword fighting)
- Bōjutsu (stick and staff fighting)
- Shurikenjutsu (throwing shuriken)
- Sōjutsu (spear fighting)
- Naginatajutsu (naginata fighting)
What is Kantan Japanese?
simple; easy. Learn Japanese vocabulary: 簡単 【かんたん】(kantan). Meaning: simple; easy; uncomplicated. Type: Noun, Adjective, な-adjective.
What is the longest katana called?
Odachi Norimitsu
The longest known ōdachi is the Odachi Norimitsu with a total length of 377 centimetres (148 in). It was forged by the Japanese master bladesmith Norimitsu Osafune in the former Bishū province in August 1446.