Zatoichi: Sword of the Blind Swordsman

January 29, 2009

Zatoichi is a well known fictional character of Japan from the Edo period (during the 1800’s). Upon first impression he seems to be an innocent, blind traveler, wandering around the country showing his musical ability, performing acupuncture, and showing off his superb swordsmanship skills, especially that of iaido. He carries a cane sword (because blades were banned during this period) that was specially made for him. Despite his calm, quiet characteristics, he actually can be quite fierce when faced with his foes. Known for his protection over the innocent, Zatoichi is an incredible fighter and a fearsome opponent.

The shikomizue (which literally means “prepared cane”) is functional and comes with a fully sharpened carbon steel blade! So you can use your skills to take down samurai and yakuza just like the film hero! Its blade features grooves on one side of its handle for orientation and the red scabbard and handle are highly lacquered. It also includes a custom wooden sword box with engraving and a cloth sword bag!

This Zatoichi Sword of the Blind Swordsman (red) sword can be an extravagant addition to your Hadmade Swords, Movie Swords, or Asian Swords collection!

Measurements:

Overall Length: 39”
Handle Length: 11”

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Fun Resources:

Check out the IMDB Page on Zatoichi, the movie - IMDB’s Zatoichi Page

Go to the Home page for Japan’s classic blind samurai movie - Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Homepage

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Fellow Sword Lovers, Meet Paul Chen.

December 1, 2008

New Paul Chen Swords

We are excited to share our newest sword selections available here at HeavenlySwords! Paul Chen, the founder of Hanwei, has created a phenomenal line of battle-ready, fully functional swords sought after by many Samurai professionals!

You will find a plethora of new choices within our store – most even come with a sword bag and/or cleaning kit. From the Performance Series to the Classic Series and beyond, our new Paul Chen Swords have a little something for everyone!

One of the most superb advancements in the katana line of Paul Chen/CAS Hanwei was the release of the Performance Series. This series features four blade variations (Katana, XL, XL Light, and Iaito) and four formats (Practical, Practical Plus, Musashi, and Tori) so that sword enthusiasts and martial artists together can find exactly what they are looking for – right here at HeavenlySwords! Included in this group is the Practical Katana, the Musashi XL Light Katana, the Practical Plus XL Katana, and the Tori Iaito.

Paul Chen’s Classic series: Traditional. Affordable. Historically accurate. Every sword enthusiast and martial artist needs at least one of these beautiful masterpieces of Paul Chen/Hanwei! Choose from the Kami Katana, Tiger Tanto, Orchid Wakizashi, and many more in this series.

We are also offering the swords Hanwei has recently started making its own Tamahagane per the traditional method. By using a fiery hot furnace and sweltering iron sand, optimal results have unraveled. Among these results are the Paper Crane Katana and Paper Crane Wakizashi – both of which are of the highest quality available.

The list continues to go on. Outside of our two major categories of Paul Chen beauties remain several other distinguished pieces. Offering the Zatoichi, Water Song, even the Paul Chen Nami Iaito, we are proud to have these magnificent pieces available to you!

Whether you are a sword collector or professional, there is something for you in our new Samurai Swords section! These items are smokin’ hot (and not because they just came out of the Tatara!) – act fast while supplies last!

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