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SHONEN
13-03-2004, 11:30 PM
sorry its another question(lol)

jest out of interest; how many diferent sword styles were in use in ancient japan???:)
Musha
14-03-2004, 12:54 AM
Look it up :wink: www.Koryu.com
Genji
06-04-2004, 05:17 AM
i read some where today that there were around 200-2000 but i dont know... 2000 seems to high for only 8% of the population could carry swords legaly...so id say in my oppinion 300 maybe4 b/c not everyone using a sword was trained in a school some wernt trained at all
[Kensei 剣の聖者]
13-04-2004, 10:17 PM
all samurai were trained in 18 compulsary martial arts
Zaphiel
06-05-2004, 01:59 AM
']all samurai were trained in 18 compulsary martial arts
18?
what were these.....apart from kendo,kyudo,naginata,iaido,aikido,ju-jutsu,kempo......?
Zaphiel
06-05-2004, 02:01 AM
...kempo......?
sorry:kemdo,isn't it?
Danny Boy
06-05-2004, 08:11 PM
sorry:kemdo,isn't it?


Shorinji Kempo he meant probably.
Shiro
06-05-2004, 08:28 PM
sorry its another question(lol)

jest out of interest; how many diferent sword styles were in use in ancient japan???:)

A lot :). It wasn't uncommon that some swordsmen developped their own style, I think.