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		<title>A Brief History of Samurai Homosexuality</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2013 21:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When you hear the word Samurai I&#8217;m sure the first thing that springs to your mind isn&#8217;t anything remotely related to homosexuality, but love between two male samurai was not only widespread throughout Japan&#8217;s history but also encouraged. It&#8217;s a very controversial topic and few historians have explored it, but there&#8217;s more than enough evidence [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Katana Care Tips To Make Your Sword Last A Lifetime</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[True samurai swords are in my opinion works of art which is why I decided to write these few but important katana care tips to make sure your Japanese sword keeps its value for a long time. Unless you buy a stainless steel katana, you should expect to do some katana sword care frequently. A [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Samurai Weapons: Naginata</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Naginata is a pole weapon extensively used in feudal Japan by foot soldiers, warrior monks, and of course the samurai. In shape it&#8217;s similar to the European glaive or halberd or the Chinese Guan Dao. Unlike katana the naginata is not used as a weapon of precision or finesse but rather as a safer way [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Types of Traditional and Modern Japanese Martial Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are dozens of different Japanese martial art styles, techniques and schools we can find in history, and this article will provide you with an overview of traditional and modern ones. Several traditional martial arts are rarely practiced today, but most modern ones are based on them. Japanese martial arts are possibly the most popular [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Proper Maintenance Of Your Katana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many people buy a katana thinking it&#8217;s a strong and quality sword that will be preserved for years to come. True, it often is a quality sword, but owners tend to get disappointed when their sword begins to rust thinking they bought a low quality sword, when in fact they know nothing about it&#8217;s proper [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Samurai Armor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over time the samurai became experts in fighting from horseback as well as on the ground, and they practiced both armed and unarmed combat. Early samurai mostly fought on horseback with the bow and arrow, with swords being used far less than is often believed. It wasn&#8217;t until the 13th century they began using their [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How To Buy A Good Katana</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First of all when buying a katana sword there are a few things you should ask yourself: whether you want the sword just for decorative purposes, or do you instead want a training (dull blade) sword, or battle ready sharp katana. That&#8217;s the most important thing you need to figure out, and it will determine [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bushido &#8211; Samurai Code of Honor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bushido, literally meaning &#8220;the way of the warrior&#8221; (bushi =warrior, do = way), is a samurai code of honor, a group of moral principles which the samurai followed and lived by. If a samurai &#8216;lost&#8217; his honor, he was able to regain it by committing seppuku &#8212; suicide. There are seven virtues of the bushido: [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Samurai Katana Swords in History</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[History of Japanese swords goes back 2,000 years. The first metal sword was discovered from a grave in Japan. The oldest sword is called Jo-ko-gatana (Sword of the ancestor). Swords with blades on both sides are known as ken or tsurugi, and the ones with a single blade as tachi. Wei Dynasty From the 3rd [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tsukamaki &#8211; Katana Handle Wrappings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The art of wrapping the sword hilt is called tsukamaki. It requires enormous patience, persistence, and attention to details.  In this art, the materials needed are glue, the cloth (ito), paper, and the tsuka (sword handle). There are several types of tsukamaki, and you can see examples of them below. Hineri Maki Hineri maki is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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