Katabami Kamon Engraving Design:Maru ni Ken Katabami (3) the Hon Koshirae is a

the Hon Koshirae is a heavy model designed for advanced practitioners

defiance and tragedy

External resource: the origin of the tenugui (off site)

Keiko Tetron Iaido & Kendo Hakama

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Katabami Kamon Engraving Design:Maru ni Ken Katabami (3) the Hon Koshirae is aKatabami Kamon Engraving Figure Oxalis corniculata (creeping wood sorrel) in Japanese The Katabami is one of the 10 most used family emblems (Jdaimon) in Japan. It is often combined with swords to make the duality called "Ken Katabami". Wood sorrel is a plant that propagates widely, so the Katabami can symbolise ones wish for a flourishing lineage. Kamon 1 Katabami (oxalis). Being a 3 leaf plant, the Katabami design generally features 3 leaves, but