Katanamart.co.uk

Handmade katana and budo equipment from Katanamart.co.uk

Katanamart.co.uk presents itself as a budo shop specialising in handmade samurai swords and Japanese katana, aimed at martial arts practitioners and collectors. Its catalogue is organised around sharp and unsharpened blades, training weapons and the clothing and accessories required by traditional Japanese disciplines.

The range covers sharp Katana Shinken, unsharpened Iaito, Wakizashi, Tanto, Nodachi, Ninjato and Bokken. The store frames these as functional swords for martial arts training and collecting, alongside Japanese-inspired samurai swords, hand-forged models and custom katana.

Blade categories in the catalogue

The katana offer is divided into several tiers, from Basic and Practical Katana Swords through Damascus, Performance, Special and Superior Katana Swords. The same tiering is applied to Iaito swords, with Basic, Practical, Damascus, Performance, Special and Superior Iaito Swords. Tanto Swords and Daisho sets combining katana and wakizashi also appear as separate lines, together with the Shinken Katana Shogun Elite.

Beyond the standard tiers, the shop lists Custom Swords in Stock, Superior Katana Swords described as handcrafted Shinken, Special Editions and a section for katana available on order only. Collectible mini katanas and samurai pens complete the sword-related offer.

Named handmade katana models

Several Superior Katana Swords are presented under individual model names made by YariNoHanzo, including Dotanuki (YNH81A), Araki (YNH13A), Sakai (YNH35A), Kamakiri (YNH50A), Fuji (YNH235A), KAMEI (YNH232A) and ONI (YNH231A). The listings describe these as sharp katana suitable for Battodo and Tameshigiri.

At the time of writing this profile, the catalogue showed these models as available for pre-order with delivery dates in October 2026 or April 2027, with discounted prices against a crossed-out reference price. The same listings mention a single katana kake supplied as a gift without sageo.

Custom katana and YariNoHanzo handmade lines

The custom katana service is presented as a build-to-order option in which the buyer selects length, balance, steel and aesthetic details. The shop describes each custom piece as the result of months of work by Italian craftsmen, with designs inspired by samurai and ninja tradition and top-quality materials, and positions it for training, display or gifting.

Under YariNoHanzo Handmade, the catalogue groups handmade bokken in beech, ash, lignum vitae combined with ash, and wengè, along with Ryuha weapons such as bo, jo and hanbo, standard yari and naginata, bokuto and bokken, saya and tsuba, padded swords and budogu and ningu.

Clothing, disciplines and training sets

Uniforms and clothing include keikogi, iaido, karate, judo, ninjutsu and jujutsu apparel, aikido and kendo garments, obi, uniform sets, hakama, tabi and accessories, plus martial arts backpacks. Sword accessories cover bags, kake bags, maintenance kits, Japanese sageo, saya, tsuka and ito, and tameshigiri items.

The site also organises part of its catalogue by discipline: aikido (clothing, wooden items, bags and backpacks), iaido (clothing, wooden items, bags, iaito swords and iaito maintenance) and kendo (clothing, bags, shinai, kendo bogu and kendo). Martial arts training sets include a pack combining bokken, jo and tanto, and a Ninjutsu Gi Master 2.0 uniform.

UK sword law and shipping position

The shop states that its katana and iaito swords are traditionally forged, handmade, full tang and made of carbon steel, and addresses UK samurai sword law in a section updated in March 2025. It also advertises that no customs charges are involved for UK buyers.