THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF KATANA SWORDS

Tsurugi/Ken (剣, "sword"): A straight two edged sword that was generally made previous to the 10th century. After the 10th century, they absolutely disappeared as weapons and came to be created only as offerings to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Habaki: A wedge-shaped metallic collar used to continue to keep the blade from falling out with