A long, curved single-edged blade carried edge up thrust through the belt.

metal long sword

Sword AKA Tachi

The long sword worn by the Japanese samurai.

a samurai's long sword, part of the daisho

sword, or blade

main weapon of the Samurai, a slightly curved one-sided sword sword with a blade around 2 feet long. Worn on the left side and the primary weapon of focus in kenjutsu.

Sword. Sometimes used to refer to long swords as opposed to short swords 60cm or more in length. Generally has less curvature than a Tachi.

Samurai sword, the "dai" of dai-sho.

sword, long sword

the longer and most important of a bushi's two swords.

Sword, Curved sabre, Shinto period and later, worn edge up

long sword of the Samurai

Japanese language. It is also used specifically for a type of Japanese backsword or in use after the 1400s: a curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by the samurai. Pronounced [kah-tah-nah] in the kun'yomi (Japanese reading) of the kanji 刀, the word has been adopted as a loan word by the English language; as Japanese does not have separate plural and singular forms, both "katanas" and "katana" are considered acceptable plural forms in English.

Sensei Katana brings grace and refinement to Team Xtreme. She holds a 1st degree back belt in Mugen Budo Jiu-Jitsu and is an adept at many weapons and fighting styles. She is a cool customer when facing off against any opponent.