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A popular style of blade, known simply as a Tanto in the US and Europe. The blade is similar in style to the Tantō, except that instead of a curved tip, the tip is squared at a shear angle. The shear angle may facilitate the stabbing effectiveness of the blade, and make the process of sharpening simpler. An American style Tanto knife
Tantō with blunt wooden or plastic blades are used to practice martial arts. Metal blades can be used in more advanced training and in demonstrations. Styles that use tantō: Budō (Gendai): Aikido; Shorinji Kempo; Bugei: Yanagi-ryū Aiki Bugei (Yoshida-ha Shidare Yanagi-ryū) Ogawa-ryu Bugei; Bujutsu (Koryū):
The motogasane (blade thickness) at the munemachi (the notch at the beginning of the back edge of the blade) can be up to 1 cm (0.39 in) thick, which is characteristic of the yoroi-dōshi. The extra thickness at the spine of the blade distinguishes the yoroi-dōshi from a standard tantō blade.
The introduction states that the Japanese tanto blade design has been brought to the west in the form of tactical knives, but this is misleading, bordering on incorrect. There are indeed "tanto point" knives, but the design is almost unrecognizable to that of a Japanese tanto. The knives in this image have what are called "tanto" points:
Shintōgo Kunimitsu (新藤五国光) was a Japanese swordsmith and was especially famous for making Tantō.He is the founder of the Soshu-den tradition. Usually he used suguha Hamon.
Hyohō Niten Ichi-ryū (兵法 二天 一流), which can be loosely translated as "the school of the strategy of two heavens as one", is a koryū (ancient school), transmitting a style of classical Japanese swordsmanship conceived by Miyamoto Musashi.
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Ninja were often recruited from the class of rural peasantry who resided on remote farmland, and the tool's resemblance to farming equipment and high versatility gave it many benefits in stealth combat. [3] The kyoketsu-shoge has a wide range of uses. The blade could be used for slashing as well as thrusting stabs.