Yes, they were. Also cannons were in use at the time.
with the invention of firearms, swords started to fall by the wayside. with firearms, you have projectiles, swords don't. think about lining up a roman legion against several machine guns. the machine guns would destroy the romans. swords just became ineffective, though are still occasionally used as decoration.
As a sport, not for means of defense. The yakuza uses guns more than swords, but occasionaly there are reports of murders using katanas (samurai sword) hope this helps
Some popular cartoons with swords in them are Jake and The Neverland Pirates, and Robin Hood. Older classic cartoons using swords are He-Man and She-Ra.
By using swords and stuff like that.
Building and using Samurai swords.
Shaolin Kung Fu
Japan stopped using swords because the rest of the world was using guns. The Japanese feudal system lasted till the 1870's. This was the time of the civil rights movement in the U.S. This shows how behind they were on technology.
I actually don't think so. I think if you use Swords Dance, switch out the Pokemon and back, the effect goes away. But hey, Swords Dance should have a lot of PP, and it your Pokemon using it has high HP and strong defense, I think it would worth using the move again.
because they had new and more better weapons
by using paint and a paint brush
Swords were gradually phased out as a primary weapon in warfare and everyday life during the 19th century with the widespread adoption of firearms.
Swords began to decline as a primary weapon in warfare and daily life around the 17th century with the increasing popularity of firearms.