For Wondering...

Sure! The lower one is an iaito. A training sword mostly used to practice fast-draw techniques. This one is steel, whereas most are aluminum, so has the heft and balance of a real sword.

The upper one is a real katana, also known as a shinken. It is of modern manufacture, and made in a Chinese forge, but to the same specifications as the original Japanese process. It is layer-forged and clay-tempered, and very sharp.

I run through the 12 basic sword forms every morning.
Wow, that sounds pretty awesome! Do you practice with nun chucks too?
 
Hope this is better.

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