Superior Hon Kokutan Tanto (African Ebony) weapon set the Aikikai mark is stitched

the Aikikai mark is stitched on the opposite end (blank end) of the belt (see product picture)

Go-shichi no Kiri (pauwlonia with 7 & 5 flowers)

It presents a fairly sharp tip but no blade

and consecrated in arts and poetry

is often written 氣 in calligraphies

Superior Hon Kokutan Tanto (African Ebony) weapon set the Aikikai mark is stitchedHon Kokutan Superior Tanto Made in Japan (Kyushu) Flat Spine Rounded butt Short Kissaki This African ebony (Hon Kokutan) Tanto has an extensive finish: a Hanmaru Tsukagashi (rounded handle), a Hiramine (flat spine), and a Shokissaki (short tip). Ebony wood weapons are heavy and are not intended for contact practice. African ebony is the rarest, most valuable, and, of course, the most expensive of woods offered. This is a luxury wood, not necessarily