Sometimes when you watch a samurai movie you could be forgiven for thinking everyone in mediaeval Japan was a master swordsman automatically, like it was in the water or something. But no, you had to study and train hard to get good, and the real masters could be found in a dojo dedicated to the […]
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Japanese Sword School
Sometimes when you watch a samurai movie you could be forgiven for thinking everyone in mediaeval Japan was a master swordsman automatically, like it was in the water or something. But no, you had to study and train hard to get good, and the real masters could be found in a dojo dedicated to the […]

Japanese Bandits
Who doesn’t love the idea of flashing samurai blades on the tabletop? And what better bad guys for your samurai to fight against than the original bad guys from Seven Samurai, some dastardly bandits?

TTCombat Yagura Walls review
Walls! Just the thing for keeping unpleasant people out, and let’s face it: wargames are all about unpleasant people. Can you ever have too many walls and fences? I think not, so I made some more for my samurai games.

Sarissa Japanese Watermill
Arise from the shelf of shame! In the spirit of lockdown I’ve been clearing out all my old unfinished projects, including this rather nifty Japanese watermill.

Perry Japanese civilians
Nothing fancy folks, just a group of medieval Japanese civilians from Perry Miniatures.