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 traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

Upper Perk police fatally shot a man who they said charged at an officer with a sword Tuesday night. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is investigating the shooting in accordance with ...