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Mounting for a sword of the itomaki no tachi type with design of mon (family crests). 1600s. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The tachi (太刀) style koshirae is the primary style of mounting used for the tachi, where the sword is suspended edge-down from two hangers (ashi) attached to the obi. [5]
Other types of Japanese swords include: tsurugi or ken, which is a straight double-edged sword; [19] ōdachi, tachi, which are older styles of a very long curved single-edged sword; uchigatana, a slightly shorter curved single-edged long sword; wakizashi, a medium-sized sword; and tantō, which is an even smaller knife-sized sword.
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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan defended Israel's operations in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, saying on Thursday it had a right to defend itself from risks to its ...
Visual glossary of Japanese sword terms. Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya.
Fluctuating blood pressure in older men — particularly older Black men — is tied to a heightened risk of cognitive decline. Image credit: MoMo Productions/Getty Images.
Mount Wuyi School (武夷派) Qingliang Monastery (清涼寺) Iron Sword School (鐵劍門) Golden Crown School (金頂門) A Deadly Secret. Blood Saber School (血刀門) Blade-dance of the Two Lovers. Weixin Security Service (威信鏢局) White Horse Neighs in the Western Wind. Puwei Security Service (普威鏢局) The Book and the Sword
General Hospital just bid goodbye to a major character. During the Friday, Dec. 13 episode, fan-favorite Dex Heller, played by Evan Hofer, met his demise. Dex had been expected to make a full ...