"The Sword of Doom" (1966 ... so it is generally the most basic stance in which a samurai enters a fight. There is a concept known as zanshin, which is the state of relaxed alertness felt by ...

It was not immediately clear what triggered the fight, in which weapons including the axe, a knife, a samurai sword and baseball bats were used. All the wounded people were brought to hospital and ...

The spirit of the samurai is very much alive in kendo, a martial art using bamboo swords. Our explorer visits a dojo to gain an insight into the training of spirit, body and mind. It's kind of ...