George Papasimakis | Bujinkan Ninjutsu | Ειδικές Δυνάμεις

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1) Before Kissaki-moroha-zukuri blade appeared The oldest blade style of sword was hira-zukuri in Japan. Then, kiriha-zukuri blade appeared sometime later. They were all straight. Tachi with hira-zukuri blade (excavated from a grave 7th century) [1] Tachi blade of prince Shotoku (AD574 - 622), made in China [2] The signature on the blade says this is made by "Jiaolin" in the mouse year of Chinese zodiac (556 or 616AD). 2) Kissaki-moroha-zukuri blade appeared Some of the oldest kissaki-moroha-zukuri blades are found in the collection of the emperor Shomu (AD701 - 756). The collection has been kept in Shosoin at Todaiji temple in Nara. The collection has many swords in 8th century, and the condition is very good. Some of them are made in China, and some are made of the imported steel. Probably some are made of the steel produced in Japan. The social system in that age was a copy of China, and so was the swords.

***UPDATE on: THE HIDDEN LINEAGE – IN SEARCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE TOGAKURE RYU*** Many have been asking me when the Togakure Ryu history book that includes the information about Toda will be ready. Honestly, I am slightly behind schedule due to several long business trips with my day job but I still plan to be finished with the rewriting and editing by the end of May. So, if things go really well I may have copies at the end of May. But by the latest I should have everything ready in June. I am also opening a new website in conjunction with the book to promote the BKR Dojo’s new member’s only content. I will still always be writing and posting for free here on Facebook but this will be for my personal students and for those who want more in depth videos and articles along with the chance to earn rank in the BKR syllabus created by myself and approved by Hatsumi Soke and Noguchi Dai-Shihan in 2001. There will be monthly live training webinars included for members. 

Ο νέος αυτοκράτορας της Ιαπωνίας Ναρουχίτο ανέλαβε σήμερα επισήμως τα καθήκοντά του επισημαίνοντας ότι νιώθει δέος για τις ευθύνες που αναλαμβάνει, ενώ παράλληλα δεσμεύθηκε να εργαστεί ως σύμβολο του έθνους και της ενότητας του λαού. Ο πρώην αυτοκράτορας Ακιχίτο και η αυτοκράτειρα Μιτσίκο παραιτήθηκαν από τον θρόνο έπειτα από τρεις δεκαετίες στη διάρκεια μιας σύντομης, απλής τελετής. Ο 59χρονος Ναρουχίτο διαδέχθηκε τον πατέρα του τα μεσάνυκτα της Τρίτης προς Τετάρτη, όμως η ανάρρησή του στον Θρόνο των Χρυσανθέμων επισημοποιήθηκε στη διάρκεια μιας τελετής το πρωί, το πρώτο μέρος της οποίας δεν παρακολούθησε η σύζυγός και οι υπόλοιπες γυναίκες της αυτοκρατορικής οικογένειας, καθώς δεν το επιτρέπει η παράδοση. Ο Ναρουχίτο, ο πρώτος αυτοκράτορας που γεννήθηκε μετά τον Β’ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο και την ανατροφή του οποίου ανέλαβαν αποκλειστικά οι γονείς του, εξέφρασε την ευγνωμοσύνη του για το έργο των γονιών του τις τρεις τελευταίες δεκαετίες και τόνισε ότι νιώθει δέος για τ...