Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.

Find out what metals are and why they can bend, learn the difference between hardness and toughness in metal, and discover the science of swordsmithing in this interview with materials scientist and ...

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took a class with samurai artist Tetsuro Shimaguchi to learn the art of sword fighting in Tokyo, ahead of the Japan Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton, ...