The author

Sergio Magotti (Suzzara, 1952) worked until 1990 as a succesful entrepreneur in the informatics market. Inexorably overwhelmed by the passion for minimalist aesthetics and efficiency, he has eventually come to the world of martial arts - specifically of japanese swords - that since then have been so exciting to him.He currently devotes to the teaching of Iaido and other disciplines related to the traditional japanese Budo in his dojo, located in the province of Reggio Emilia, as well as in other gyms. Being such a great expert on japanese swords, he boasts the competence, authoritativeness and experience in evaluating and restoring blades and mountings.