Korean martial arts the 1790s, as military arts had withered by that time. Despite the publication of this manual, it was never widely distributed, and there was no renaissance of martial arts in Korea. In 1895, Emperor Gojong invited 40 sword masters from Japan to begin teaching the art of the sword to his Korean Army cadets and police officers. This was decided upon due to the lack of native sword masters in Korea at the time . The teaching of the Art of the Sword continued well after the 1910 Annexation, until the art was formally named Kendo in Japan, and Kumdo
The Seventh Sword The Seventh Sword The Seventh Sword (, , also known as "Seven Swords for the King") is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is a remake of Freda's debut film "Don Cesare di Bazan". "The Seventh Swords" was released in Italy on October 30, 1962 where it was distributed by Cino Del Duca. The film had a domestic gross of 140 million Italian lira in Italy. In a contemporary review, the "Monthly Film Bulletin" stated that the Director "is here at his best" and that "The Seventh Sword" is "a film which is in its way