As per your brief, I have used the handle of the samurai sword, with 3 of the diamond shape in shades of blue to represent the three partners in the newly formed company. I have used the handle of the sword to form the down stroke of the letter "K" for Kensei, and then an arrow head, symbolizing moving forwards and upwards to form the P for the word "partners". As requested, I have tried to keep it clean, leaning towards cool grey, with a touch of color to bring some freshness and vitality.
Like where you are going with #87 as we are going for a cleaner more corporate logo, while keeping with the samurai Katana theme, albeit in the abstract.
if you look at the handle of antique samurai katana's, there is a very specific "weave" pattern that forms the diamond....can you play with a single diamond logo that mirrors the "weave" that crates it on the sword handle. Please let me know if you are not familiar with what I am referring to. An example can be found here: