Nukiuchi refers to placing your hand on the hilt of the katana, then drawing and attacking immediately ... the most basic stance in which a samurai enters a fight. There is a concept known as ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

This is iaido, the Japanese art of drawing your sword ... And if you do it well enough, the enemy won’t even want to fight. “In our school, we draw really, really slowly, as if to tell your ...