Practical Tanto

This is a Thaitsuki sword and we believe in quality over quantity. Thaitsuki Nihonto swords are hand-made, fully functional, and "battle ready" katanas. They are best suited for practice in all sword arts, completion cutting, and collecting. The Japanese Katanas, hand-made by Thaitsuki Nihonto, are of the highest quality, traditionally made and perfected for over 400 years. Thaitsuki Nihonto has been producing Japanese swords for professional collectors and practitioners of Iaido, Iaijutsu, and Kenjutsu for over 400 years!The blade of the Suekuto Hondachi Katana is handmade and forged from special high carbon Japanese steel (DC53) making a strong, flexible blade with naginata-hi (groove). With 2 different HRC grades on the back (40) and on the edge (60) the blade is very strong. The blade is about 7mm wide on the habaki and about 5,5mm on the chu kissaki.The tsuka (handle) is covered in black same (ray skin) and the Tsuka Ito (handle wrap) is best japanese white 10mm wide silk. The brass tsuba shows a pair of tigers. The koiguchi is made from real buffalo horn and the handmade saya was made from dried poplar wood. The kurigata is made from wood and is covered with 92,5% silver. The habaki and the seppa are also made from 92,5% silver and the habaki shows a sakura motif. At the end of the saya is a kojiri made from real buffalo horn mounted which prevents the saya from breaking when hit hard on the floor, eg when training iaido.Fuchi and Kashira are detailed in gold and polished. The menuki are made from 92,5% silver and show a dragon.The Suekuto Hondachi Katana is a fully functional Japanese katana and not a replica, it is considered a weapon and it is extremely sharp. This sword can easily sever a 7" thick bamboo with single stroke. The Suekuto Hondachi Katana can be completely disassembled for full maintenance.This sword can also be made dull so that you can use it for practice, like in Iaido ! Details : Blade length: 73.66 cm Tang length: 25.4 cm Tsuka length: 27.94 cm Overall length: 101.6 cm Balance Point: 12.7 cm Tsuka Ito: white silk Weight with Saya: 1520 g Weight without Saya: 1210 g Imogata shaped Tsuka: the handle becomes thinner towards the kashira Ha (edge) 60-63 HRC Habuchi (temper line) 43-46 HRC Ji bis Mune (edge to back of the blade) 33-36 HRC

This is silk for wrapping japanese tsuka. 10mm wrapping is appropriate for Katana. Please choose the color and write your choice into the remark box. Following colors are available : Black, Red Black, Dark Brown, Brown, Gold Brown, Dark Blue, Blue, Dark green, Green, Purple, White, Ivory, Grayish Blue, Grayish Green, Orange. This item stands for 1 meter of tsuka ito. For the length just put this article several times into your shopping cart. If you want to order 7 meters of this tsuka ito then just put the item 7 times into your shopping card. Of course you will get the tsuka ito in one piece if you order more than 1m.

This is Sageo made from chemical fibre and made in Shigeuchi Style. Length 220 cm for a longsword. You can choose from following colors : One color : black, brown, blue, dark blue, purple, wine, green, gold, beige, white, grey. Two colors : Black/Gold, Black/White, Black/Blue, Black/Brown, Black/Red, Black/Green, Black/Blue, Brown/Gold, Brown/White, Brown/Blue, Brown/Green, Blue/Black, Blue/White, Blue/Green, Blue/Gold, Gold/Brown, Gold/Black, Green/Gold, Green/Brown, Green/Blue, Purple/White,Wine/Black,Wine/White. Just put the color or color combination you want into the comment field when placing your order.

The OSSTM sub-hilt fighter offers all the advantages and performance of a custom knife at a fraction of the price. For the ultimate grip the handle, guard, and sub-hilt are injection molded in one integral piece of Kraton.® This manufacturing method makes the OSSTM more affordable while delivering the durability, security, and control in the hand that the sub-hilt fighter is famous for. Specifications: Weight: 255.15 g Blade Thick: 0.48 cm Blade Length: 20.96 cm Handle: 13.02 cm long. Kraton® Steel: AUS 8A Stainless Overall: 33.97 cm Secure-Ex® Sheath

The shield was the most important protective part the ancient warrior had in his equipment and essential in close combat. It was often used to prevent the sword from damage or to protect the warrior from incoming arrows and adversarial hits. The back of the shield features two leather straps. Details: Diameter: 61 cm Weight: 3,8 kg

This mat is made from rice straw and can be used for the traditional japanese cutting test tameshigiri. The mat has a dimension of 180*70-90cm. The mats come loose in a bag.This tatami omote is the high quality. After our experiences in cutting tatami omote during the last years we have decided to offer different qualities of tatami omote. By this we can make sure that each and every cutting customers will be satisfied. The experienced cutter can buy and cut this mat without any problems.The advantages are obvious :- not pre rolled, can be rolled individually- high density, high withstood when cutting- challenging to cut - can be rolled up to 7 or more times into each other in order to make big targetsWe recommend this tatami omote to all customers practicing tameshigiri on a regular basic, to everybody who is looking for a hard to cut target and to every martial arts practicioner who wants to check his technique.When you compare the 2 kinds of tatami omote, basic and high quality, then you will quickly realize that the basic quality tatami omote has only half the withstood the high quality has. Or in other words to say, the high quality is twice the hard to cut as the basic quality. The reason for this lies directly in the structure of the omote. The high quality has a much higher density than the basic quality.If you want to order larger quantities than 200 mats please ask for our offer.