2026 — Milan Gravier
Registration until 16 August
Six polishers. Six blades, forged for the occasion by Milan Gravier. Two months of work. One finish.
Each finalist receives an identical blade, deliberately left rough. Over two months, each shapes and finishes it according to their own interpretation. The blades are then anonymised, photographed under standardised conditions, and judged on the quality of the finish alone.
There is no prize for the sharpest edge. This competition is about what happens when you take a forged blade and reveal what lives within it.
Milan Gravier — Blacksmith Forging the six blades for this 2026 edition.
Mark Gonzales — Collector, connoisseur and jury member
Benjamin Rétif — Polisher, and founder of the Kasumi Cup.
Registration — until 16 August
Final six announced — 1 September
Work period — mid-September to mid-November
Final, live on YouTube — 20 December
Registration is open until 16 August.
To enter, send your application to kasumicup@gmx.net. Full details on the rules page.
Polishing is patient work. Hour after hour on the stones, the metal slowly reveals its deepest secrets to you, becoming your own interpretation — born again.
Come and take part.
