katana

1.A katana is a sword that, while sharp, tends to shatter if you smack the flat of the blade hard enough. It was not used for blocking of blows, unlike the european sword but rather to deflect the force of an oncoming attack to the side.

2. A fad "supersword" with much popularity that actualy resembles no modern swords. Seen often in RPGs and in cartoons/comics

1. Mushashi's katana shattered when the bo struck it's flat.

2. I have this totaly awesome katana, it's vorpial, and fire enchanted too!

by Le Blue Dude April 17, 2006

katana

A curved Japanese blade, aka the most fabulous sword of all time. Sometimes referred to as a katanaparty, this sword has stolen Napoleon Bonaparte's hat and refuses to give it back. Beware, it dives. Fabulously.

Tali: The Katana Dive was the best move in all of fiction.
Nat: Yes, but that katana wasn't wearing a hat. BLASPHEMY!

Napoleon Bonaparte: GIVE ME MY HAT BACK, YOU FLEAMONT!

by GREGTRUDE AND BANANAPARTY July 16, 2021

katana

A way beginning and/or young snowboarders handle a steep slope. It is similar to the falling leaf but is considerably faster. You do this by staying on your heelside edge going left and right while quickly alternating which end of the board faces downhill.

after a snowboard race...

(teenage snowboarder): wtf, I got beat by an 8 year old?

(spectator): ya, he was doing the katana

(teenage snowboarder): oh damn, what a pro

by king melvin October 4, 2008

katana

Big Jap sword that'll cut your motherfuckin head off boy so pay attention

I'ts one huge ass mother fuckin blade

by DEATHSTA May 13, 2005

katana

A light weught and cery powerful japanese long sword. A device used for neutering

1.The vet cut my dog's ball with a katana
2.A ninja killed my brother with a katana so he could take his chronic

by Paki chan June 2, 2005

Katana

Katana

A long solid shit the size of a small sword

So big it needs its own word

You should see that Katana I left in the WC

by Big Poppa Mills December 3, 2020

Katana

The Katana is a single edged curved steel weapon, used by warriors of fuedal japan. It is made by forging and folding steel to rid it of impurities, then coating the cutting edge in clay, heating it up and quenching it to harden the cutting edge, revealing is called a temperline (Hamon). The Katana was a decorative peice of art as well as a weapon, consisting of a Tsuba (hanguard) Tuki Ito (handle wrap, usually coloured) and other intricate artistic fittings. The Katana is not superior-but amazingly strong and sharp for a small thin weapon. Under controlled test conditions, a Nihonto (japanese made katana) was able to shatter a .45ACP round without sustaining damage, and widthstood 7 direct hits from a M2 HMG (heavy machine gun)with its .50BMG armour piercing round before shattering.
The katana came into use in the 1400's, before hand the Tachi was used, a longer sword used on horseback and worn in a different manner. Before that were the straight blades, Chokuto, from China. The katana is usually worn with the cutting edge (Ha) facing upwards, thrust through an Obi (belt). On rare occasions, The Katana was worn blade down (sometimes when armour was worn). It was usually the primary weapon of a warrior or Samurai, though in wars Yari (spear) were prefered due to the damage they inflicted on Armour, along with Maai (distancing).

His katana moved swiftly to shatter the opponents defenses.

by Ninpo-Bugei July 28, 2006