Publications, Translations & Articles
by
Paul Martin

Translation and Adaptation of the Facts and Fundamentals of Japanese Swords by Nakahara Nobuo. Published by Kodansha International.

The Japanese Sword Guide to Nyusatsu Kantei. A handy pocket sized guide for quick reference to the various schools and smiths of the Koto, Shinto and Shin-shinto eras.

Translation of the narration for the DVD produced by the All Japan Swordsmiths Association entitled: Katana- The Spirit and Ancient Techniques of the Japanese Sword: A Modern Challenge. Now available in NTSC and PAL formats.

Translation of the narration for the DVD produced by the Murakumokai. Interviews with its eight members whilst they guide you through their workmanship. It aslo has a very good explanation of activities within the steel.

Ono Yoshimitsu's World of Juka-Choji Translation of the catalogue of the Hayashibara Art Museum's exhibition.

The section on swordmaking in The All Japan Swordsmiths Association's Pictorial Guide to Japanese Swords

The information panels in the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo.

The Yoshihara Tradition. An article that was originally written to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, Los Angeles March through June 2005.

The Shinsaku-Meitoten 2007 A report on the Newly Made Swords exhibition at the sword museum in Tokyo.

Short article on the Japanese sword published in the Los Angeles Cultural News 2003

An Article entitled The Intangible Sword

Appraising Kantei An article published on the website of the Token Kai of Great Britain.

The Kusanagi no Tsurugi. Published in the Los Angeles Cultural News.

An article on Fudo Myo-o. The patron deity of swordsmen

Yamaoka Tesshu article

Reading sword Japanese articles