katana:2-4 foot long sword with one edge.used on foot.one of the two swords a samurai carrys.
chkuto:straight sword.usedbefor tachi was made.
tachi:4 foot long sword used on horse back.only has one edge.used befor the katana was made.
wakizashi:a shorter sword than the katana. one of the two that the samurai caried.
bokken:a wodden sword.
sorry, but i cant remember any swords and there description other than the ones i just listed. [IMG]http://www.fightingarts.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif[/IMG]