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Daikatana is a first-person shooter game developed by Ion Storm. It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64. Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikatana, a powerful sword tied to the fate of the world. Daikatana was directed by Ion Storm co-founder John ...
Taijijian (simplified Chinese: 太极剑; traditional Chinese: 太極劍; pinyin: tàijíjiàn; lit. ' taiji sword') is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art tai chi. The straight sword, sometimes with a tassel and sometimes not, is used for upper body conditioning and martial training in traditional tai chi ...
Touken Ranbu quickly became very popular in Japan, particularly with young women, and had over 1.5 million registered players by 2016. [6] The game has been credited with accelerating the Japanese cultural trend of "katana women" (カタナ女子, katana joshi) – women who are interested in, and who pose with, historical Japanese swords. [7]
Way of the Samurai, known in Japan as Samurai (侍), is a PlayStation 2 action-adventure game developed by Acquire and released in 2002. Set in 19th century Japan, the player takes on the role of a rōnin who wanders into a remote village and becomes involved in a conflict between rival clans. A notable feature of the game is the branching ...
And we know that wrestling is older still – as famous cave paintings of the sport date back to more than 15,000 years ago. Tai chi began more recently than that, but is still considered to be an ...
Seven Stars Books and Video. ISBN 0-9743999-0-6; Rodell, Scott M. (1991) Taiji Notebook for Martial Artists. Seven Stars Books and Video. ISBN 0-9743999-3-0; Garsson, Steven. "Serious About Swords: Advanced Students of Sword Meet at Ashokan Sword to Discuss the Weapon's True Place in History." Tactical Knives, May 2006. Rollins, Jonathan.
Bushido Blade (ブシドーブレード, Bushidō Burēdo) is a 3D fighting video game developed by Lightweight and published by Square and Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1997. The game features one-on-one armed combat. Its name refers to the Japanese warrior code of honor bushidō. Upon its release, the realistic fighting ...
Red Steel. Red Steel is a first-person shooter video game published by Ubisoft for Nintendo's Wii console. It was developed by the Ubisoft Paris studio. Red Steel was released in November 2006 in North America, with releases in other regions arriving the following month, and was a Wii launch title in all regions. [1]