what is the killing by sword in japan  called?
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Harri-Kari pronounced hairy carry
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Tekkan characters who do karate has holds. hahaha. Thats made in Japan.
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ttp://www.synec-doc.be/escrime/dico/engl.htm\n\nhttp://www.fencing101.com/glossary.php\n\nIt is "parry," by the way...
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I train in a 450 year-old school of Japanese swordsmanship. One of the techniques taught to students in our school is kaishaku which means "to assist". When a person commits seppuku (ritual suicide by disembowlment) they will have a second called a kaishakunin who will put them out of their misery before they can shame themselves by crying out in pain.\n\nThe stroke we are taught is designed to sever the neck with the exception of a small portion of skin at the front of the neck (to keep the head from rolling away in an undignified fashion). The strike is performed with the right hand, but the left hand steadies the sword at the end of the stroke. This strike has been used historically and is taught the same as it was at least 100 years ago. \n\nThe strike is not particularly hard although it is fast. My experience cutting mats using Japanese and western swords is similar. In class we say "the sword cuts, not the man". Which means that the sharp edge of the sword is supposed to slice the target. It's more important to have proper blade alignment and speed than it is to have power.\n\nSo the answer is technically: No. A sword can take a man's head off with much less force than a softball player uses to hit a ball if it is done correctly.
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Martyr or possibly Kamikaze.\n\n:)
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I've heard it's a fictional Japanese sword so I don't think you could get one.  Try this link
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After a great defeat, normally the victor would take the head of the leader.  His vassels, the samurai, sometimes would kill themselves, both as a show of loyalty, even unto death, and to purify themselves of the dishonor of failing their master.  \n\nThe key to the code of honor of the samurai can be summed up in the opening to "Bushido Shoshinshu", the "Code of the Samurai":  \n"One who is supposed to be a warrior considers it his formost concern to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night, from the morning of New Year's Day through the night of New Year's Eve."\n\nnext sentence explains why:\n"As long as you keep death in mind at all times, you will also fulfill the ways of loyalty and familial duty."
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as a martial art, google "eskrima serrada". it is a filipino martial based on bladed weapons.  if you are from california, contact me directly and i can let you know of a few good schools
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It's called a murder.
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http://www.lycoming.edu/orgs/karate/handbook/history.htm\n\nHistory of Traditional Karate\n\n\n\nKarate-do, or 'the way of the empty hand' originated in Okinawa. Okinawa is a small island that lies between China and Japan. Its geographical location, made it a place where social and cultural intercourse between China and Japan took place. In 1609, the country was invaded by the Japanese, who established their political presence. The various leaders of Okinawa were taken back to Japan for internment. At the same time, Japanese military and police authorities took control of most of the major urbanized areas, including the Capitol of Naha. It was during this time the Japanese confiscated all arms owned by the Okinawan people.\n\n\nUnfortunately, the Japanese invaders did not take into account the ancestral heritage of the Okinawan people - that of their martial arts. Because of Okinawa's close commercial and social ties to China, it acquired the Chinese fighting art of Chuan-fa (kung-fu). Chuan-fa origins can be traced back more than 1,200 years. In time the Chinese fighting art eventually became known as to-de in Okinawa. The use of to-de allowed the Okinawan people to defend themselves quite successfully against the more numerous Japanese fighting forces.\n\n\nGradually, the Okinawan people grew resigned to the fact that they were fighting an up hill battle against a more modern and large Japanese army of occupation. So they accepted, somewhat reluctantly the Japanese occupation with distaste, but allegiance. In 1868, Gichin Funakoshi was born, son of a minor political figure in Okinawa. Young Funakoshi grew up learning the martial art skills of to-de from Master Azato. By the time he was in his late twenties, Funakoshi had not only mastered the art of to-de, but completed his education and become a teacher. Following a demonstration of to-de, a visiting school administrator was so impressed that he authorized Funakoshi to put the martial arts into the Okinawan school system. The once banned martial arts now at last was in the open.\n\n\nJapan's introduction to what is now known as karate had to wait until 1912. By chance, Admiral Dewa of the Imperial Navy, along with many of his sailors were housed at a school where Funakoshi taught. Funakoshi would put together impromptu karate demonstrations to keep the sailors entertained. It was through these demonstrations that karate became the talk of Tokyo. Nearly ten years later, the Emperor of Japan invited Funakoshi to give a demonstration at the Royal Palace. Following the demonstration, the Emperor was so impressed he invited Funakoshi to return to Japan and teach his art in various universities. By the time he returned to Japan he was approaching 60 years of age. His first club was known as Shotokan or 'house of shoto'. Funakoshi previously used the pen-name of Shoto when he wrote poetry. It literally means 'waving pines'. The word kan means house, so logically we can see how shotokan karate-do got its name. It is easy to understand why shotokan karate-do became one of the most popular Japanese martial arts. In 1930, the original name of Okinawan art of to-de was changed to read karate-do, or 'the way of the empty hand'.
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No, however Masamune is the name of a famous Japanese sword smith who made swords considered to be of excellent quality.
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Rennasiance Faires in your area are probably the best resource period since they often have large groups of fencers and western martial artsits(medival swords) that form study groups.\n\nTHe last link is the book:   'Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat' from Amazon.com. THeis is a great manual for swordfighters
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swordsman\nMaster swordsman\nfencer
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Strength I don't think is what you want to ask. You probably want to know which is the better weapon. An axe is swung just so, up and over the head in a large, circular motion. It was primarily used by poor farmers for close attacks. Swords are long, thin, and they will break if you use them improperly (then again so will an axe, if you try cutting down a metal light pole for example). I do not know much about European models, but Japanese swords can be used up close (with stabbing motions) or farther away (earlier models could be used on horseback, and some sword models have blades 28" long or more). Swords also lend themselves better to change of directions (i.e. if you miss, you can cut in an opposite direction, whereas as axe doesn't really let you do that). I hope that helps you.
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Search the sites suggested above. Also have a look in martial arts magazines. Be aware that quality swords are not cheap. Do not use a cheap immitation sword for cutting practice as it will break into pieces. Be sure to buy a quality handmade sword. I'm guessing that you want a Japanese sword. If you are, look for one that is folded and heat tempered. A quality sword certainly won't break cutting paper ^ lol
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Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu (柳生新陰流) is indeed a style of "kenjutsu" but, before one jumps to the conclusion, the definition of "kenjutsu" must be explained.  What is "kenjutsu"?  "Kenjutsu" is the term denoting methods of using the blade.\n\nSince "kenjutsu" means "swordsmanship", it should not be of any oddity to find the systematic study of sword-drawing (iaijutsu/iaido/iai) within a single "kenjutsu" style.  In the Japanese classical swordsmanship styles, the "kenjutsu" is divided into two parts: kempo and iai/battojutsu.\n\n"Kempo" in "kenjutsu: does NOT refer to karate or karate-like techniques, the kanji for "kempo" here is translated as "sword-methods" -- the usage of the blade outside the sheath.  "Iai" refers to the systematic study of sword-drawings and/or sneak-attacks.\n\nNow, "taijutsu" is NOT limited to ninjutsu only.  The term, "taijutsu" simply refers to empty-hand combat techniques.  "Ninpo Taijutsu" simply means "empty-hand techniques that follow the principles of ninjutsu" and nothing more.\n\nMost classical "kenjutsu" styles DO possess "empty-hand combat methods" within their systems.  Some will refer to it as "taijutsu" whilst others will use other terms, such as jujutsu; some styles even divide the techniques of throwing-n-locking from striking-n-kicking, the former is termed "yawara" or "jujutsu" whilst the latter is termed "taijutsu".\n\nIn Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu, there is indeed a "taijutsu" known as "mutotori taijutsu" (combat techniques without the blade).  The terminology itself here is a misnomer because, one does NOT really fight without a sword -- the "sword" is inside the heart and is manifested as, one's own arms as well as the arms of the enemy (depends upon the situation and/or technique).  It is similar to the concept of aikijujutsu/aikido where most techniques can be performed with the sword as well as empty-handed.
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kubodu martial arts. a kind of karate in japan.