As a young boy, Eric Lambert would sit for hours with the family dog, Thumper, staring at his father’s sword collection on the wall. He had seen the movies “Seven Samurai” and “Princess Bride” and ...

Iaido is one of the oldest traditional martial arts, focused on quick strikes, draws and re-sheathing of the sword. Stephen ...

When it comes to martial arts, you may be familiar with karate, but have you ever heard of iaido? It is the ancient Japanese art of sword drawing and you can learn how to do it in Peterborough, Ont.

Situated in a nondescript yet picturesque spot in Kyotongo City in Japan’s coastal region of Tango, is a forge or smithy that makes traditional katana by hand. These are the kinds of swords that were ...

Producers of a History Channel documentary made a mock-up of medieval European armor consisting of 1/16th-inch steel plating, backed by a quarter-inch of leather, backed by chainmail. The test? To ...