Ignite Show: Jonathan Kahan on Samurai Swords as Cutting Edge Technology

daveshields [2009-04-22 02:49 PM]

Thanks for the fun post.

I saw a similar show many years back at the Japan Society in New York City, and still have a book about the exhibit.

The blades are truly impressive -- one of the milestones in the history of technology.

The strength derives from the repeated folding of the molten steel, yielding in some cases tens of thousands of layers.

thanks,dave

Pferderecht [2009-04-22 04:48 PM]

Really great..ty for that Post!!!

simondelliott [2009-04-23 12:21 AM]

This is a great article and the sword certainly represents a marvel of art and technology. But the important thing is person and how the person and the sword work together.

At the time when these swords were used for real they had a saying,

the sword is the soul of the samuri

This saying means, that after years of martial discipline (kendo) and when the mind of the person is so intune with the sword that it literally becomes a part of the person (a bit like driving a car).

Im a technologist and kendoka (some one who studies the way of the sword), I firmly believe that as modern technology stabilizes we will find modern tools that we can have a similar realtionship with.

Could you imagine handing your laptop down to your son when you die?

Check out my kendo here http://www.shinbukankendo.com

bisnis internet [2009-04-23 12:32 AM]

Samurai swords is cool and great for art collection now days

simondelliott [2009-04-24 01:16 AM]

In the picture of the samurai fighting on the beach,
The one in the water was using wooden sword, carved from an oar.
The duel was between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō.

Bisnis Internet Marketing [2009-06-14 02:19 PM]

There are many people who collect samurai Indonesia, may be if the sale will be in demand

samurai swords [2009-06-16 08:01 AM]

wow! thanks for this post, i had fun watching