Students explore the characteristics of metals and produce a series of posters on different alloys, outlining their properties and how they are used. locate metals on the Periodic Table of elements.

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.

The Academy of Asian Martial Arts recently held samurai sword classes on Dec. 11. Tameshiwari, the technique of breaking items with a fist or weapon, involved cutting Japanese tatami mats as well as ...

chronicles the history of the samurai sword, which dates back to before the 10 th century. outlines the several-stage manufacturing process of making the katana, Japan's legendary samurai sword.