Secrets of Modern Japanese Swordmaking - Iaito Manufacture at the Minosaka Workshop [SUB EN/FR/JP]

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-- INTRODUCTION --

The Japanese sword is a myth still very much alive.

Iaido and Kenjutsu practitioners, modern samurais, still use the Katana in their training, but lack of production has made the Katana a very rare and expensive item.

In the wake of World War Two the manufacturing and possession of edged weapons were forbidden. Amidst this prohibition, the Iaito, a blunted version of the Katana, was born.

Iaito manufacturing, a modern craft founded on the millennial tradition of Japanese sword making, has led a revival of the sword industry over the past 50 years and is to this day used by tens of thousands of martial artists throughout the World.

In Gifu prefecture, the cradle of Japanese sword making, a small number of workshops preserve this tradition.
Follow Mr. Wakihara, the leader of the Minosaka Workshop, as he shares his experience and knowledge with us and accompanies us into the vanishing art of Japanese sword making.

What do the Iaito and Katana have in common, what differentiates them?
Who are the people behind these swords?
Let's begin our journey into Minosaka's world.

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-- BLOG RELATED ARTICLE --
The origin and manufacture of the Iaito, replica of the Japanese sword, the Katana: http://www.blog.seidoshop.com/the-ori...

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   • How To Choose your Minosaka Iaito - Jidai,...  

-- MINOSAKA PRODUCTS --
https://www.seidoshop.com/collections...

-- INFORMATION ON CHOOSING YOUR IAITO --
https://www.seidoshop.com/pages/how-t...

-- SOURCES --
Minosaka's corporate website: http://www.minosaka.co.jp/
銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法 - Legal reference to the law restricting the usage of Shinken in Japan (Japanese language): http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S33/S...

-- CREDITS --
Director: Jordy Delage
Narrators: Brian Kamei & Don Moffit
Editing: Guillaume Erard
Music: Guillaume Erard
Camera: Jordy Delage, Alexandre Venancio & Nicolas Nothum
Translation and subtitles: Eriko Hoshi, Rahel Bünzli
For their artistic participation special thanks to: Norio Hoshi (Kendo 7th Dan, Kyoshi) & John Presley (Iaido 6th Dan, Renshi)

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