The manufacturing procedure of katana is a piece of art and should be respected as such. In the old times, the sword smith had to fast and go through the cleaning process to purify his spirit before forging katana swords. Every sword wears the signature of the maker and it can be tracked back to the origin.
Every true warrior will be able to tell you that you need to make a special connection with a sword and bond with it if you want it to serve you well. Your heart should be put into practice as well as the sword itself. Katana was considered a soul of the samurai, which is why many katana worn by the warrior leaders had amazingly detailed decorations on it to symbolize the power of the samurai warrior class.
You can buy katana sword yourself, as there are countless of variations being made all the time by many manufacturers, both high-quality and low-quality. Many get sword simply to get a good sense of its beauty and strength it represents.
The term "katana" strictly applies to one particular design of a sword, but unfortunately, people began using this term for any kind of Japanese sword which can introduce a lot of confusion, especially with those who are new to katana and want to buy one themselves.
The unique specifications of katana are as follows: The length of a sword is 27 inches (or about 70cm), with a longer version of 29 inches (or about 75cm) which was used by cavalry - the longer version is called Tachi. There are also shorter versions called wakizashi and Kodachi (equivalent to our daggers), which strictly speaking aren't katana anymore. The blade of each mentioned sword has a slight even curvature extending from the handle to the tip of a blade.
The katana was normally accompanied by wakizashi, which was used when man-on-man battle was fought in close proximity, and was often times used as a surprise weapon as well. The Kodachi, the shortest of all swords, was sometimes used as a third weapon or it replaced the wakizashi by serving the same purpose.
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