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- www.tameshigiri.com This is the web site
for Mugen Dachi, who sell the tatami-omote used for targets.
- Translations from Colin
Hyakutake's teachers. Comments about Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu,
Miyamoto Musashi's Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu Kenjutsu, Miyamoto Mushashi's
Gorin no Sho (Book of Five Rings), and an explanation of
Choken Battojutsu -- using extremely long swords (blades
longer than 36 inches).
- The Sennin Foundation
Center for Japanese Cultural Arts contains information about their classes
in traditional Japanese systems of yoga, healing arts, martial arts, and fine
arts (calligraphy/painting and flower arrangement).
- The Art
of Tsukamaki. Tom Buck makes this difficult task more manageable.
- michi online, Journal
of Japanese Cultural Arts, is a gathering place for everyone interested in
the cultural arts of Japan. It is both an electronic journal and a collection
of online resources for the Japanese arts community. The journal is published
by the Sennin Foundation.
- The Japanese Sword
Lots of good information about Japanese swords.
- Meiboku This site
provides a wealth of information to help you understand, date and identify
Japanese swords, including guidance on the shape and form of blades, the
patterning (hada) of the surface metal, the pattern and age of file marks
(yasurime) on the tang, the shape and features of the hamon, as well as
help deciphering Japanese characters (kanji) to read the signatures
(mei) and other inscriptions on sword tangs (nakago).
- The Shudokan
Martial Arts Association
- Japanese Swords Fred Lohman's
catalogue of sword parts (well made reproductions for craftsmen)
- East Coast Martial Arts Supplies, Inc.
is a good source for Japanese shinken, as well as other supplies.
- Nosyuiaido Most excellent iaito.
- JapaneseSwords.com Alfred Tan buys and
sells Japanese swords.
- Sho-Shin
- Furyu ... the Budo Journal of Classical
Japanese martial Arts
- Koryu Books
- Dragon Times
- Book Reviews
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