The Ripple (波紋, Hamon) is an energy used in an ancient form of martial arts known as Sendo (仙道, Sendō, lit. "Way of The Hermit"). Through controlled respiration, a person trained in the Ripple technique can produce a similar energy to that of the sun.
The Ripple (波紋 Hamon, lit. Ripples), also commonly referred to by its Japanese name of Hamon, is an energy used in the ancient form of martial arts, Sendō (仙道, lit. "Way of The Hermit/Wizard").
In swordsmithing, hamon (刃文) (from Japanese, literally "edge pattern") is a visible effect created on the blade by the hardening process. The hamon is the outline of the hardened zone (yakiba) which contains the cutting edge (ha).
The hamon is essential to a true Japanese sword. Follow along as we explore what the hamon is, how to judge its quality, its practical function, and the history behind it.
Hamon is the first power system introduced in the first part and used in the early parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise. The first JoJo protagonist, Jonathan Joestar, becomes a Hamon...
When a Japanese sword is heat-treated to harden the edge, it produces a hamon, a visible boundary line between the hardened steel in the edge area and the softer blade’s body. Many Western writers mistakenly refer to the hardening of Japanese swords as tempering and the hamon as a temper line.
A hamon is the visible boundary between the hardened edge and the softer spine of a blade, created through a differential heat treatment process. Traditionally, this is done by applying a clay mixture to the blade before quenching it in water or oil.