Ever since I was very young I loved ancient and medieval history. The arms and armor, mythology and sciences of the world captivated me. I was raised in a poor and troubled environment and my love for history became an escape for me that helped me resist a life of crime. As I came of age I became particularly interested in weapons of old from the Nihonto  to the Talwar of India and from the Doa and Jian of China to the Viking and knightly swords of Europe. Through countless research I began to develop a proper understanding of the cultural weapon and the function behind it. Although there are many people who consider the weapons of old to be little more than violent instruments, to me and many others that violent instrument reads like a book displaying the cultural psyche  of the day as well as the physical environment which surrounded them.