• A bokken (木剣, bok(u), 'wood', and ken, '(double-edged) sword') or bokutō (木刀, boku, 'wood', and tō, '(single-edged) sword') is a Japanese wooden sword...
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    distinguishes it from other wooden swords such as a bokuto (木刀), usually called a bokken (木剣) outside Japan, which is generally made of heavier, sturdier wood. The...
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  • A suburitō (素振り刀) is a type of bokken, a wooden practice sword originating in Japan and used in Japanese martial arts. Suburi (素振り; literally, "basic or...
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    is "Kazuki Sanada". Sasaki Kojirō in fiction Miyamoto Musashi in fiction Bokken – Art of the Japanese Wooden Sword, Dave Lowry, Ohara Publications, 1986...
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    primarily throws and joint locks. It includes a weapons system encompassing the bokken, tantō, and jō. Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Daitō-ryū...
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    student and teacher use bokken (木剣), except in some demonstrations which use blunted katana. The first seven kata use tachi, a long bokken, for both student...
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  • changed his name to Ono Tadaaki, despite Ittōsai being armed with a wooden bokken and Tenzen using a traditional steel katana. Ittōsai wielded his weapon...
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    Musashi disgraced a former sword master by using such a technique with a bokken, but there are no descriptions mentioning "In one" timing.[citation needed]...
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    principles of aikido in different situations. Aiki-ken is practiced using bokken (a wooden katana) and has a wide variety of techniques. Saito codified two...
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    Miyamoto Musashi in his prime, wielding two bokken. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi...
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    Caroline "Bokken" Lasson (7 January 1871 – 3 August 1970) was a Norwegian concert and cabaret singer. She is known for starting the Oslo cabaret Chat Noir...
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  • aikido principles, ki (or coordination of mind and body ) principles Katas (bokken, jo, tanto) Warmups with "ki development exercises", "coordination of mind...
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    During his journey to the island by boat, he had carved an oar into a bokken, or wooden practice sword. Kojirō had lost his patience while waiting, and...
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  • where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken ("wooden sword"), against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves...
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  • Tanjiro into a split. At Obanai's stage, swordsmanship, Tanjiro must swing a bokken between bound trainees as he spars with the Hashira. Despite the initial...
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  • pinyin jiàn) Shuangshou jian (雙手劍) Hook sword (鉤) Nihonto (日本刀; にほんとう) Bokken (木剣) Chokutō (直刀) Guntō (軍刀) Kyū guntō (旧軍刀) Shin guntō (新軍刀) Hachiwara...
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  • a town in Punjab, Pakistan Boken, Jhelum, a village in Punjab, Pakistan Bokken, a Japanese sword Bokan (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists...
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    Hikojiro assassinations in 1863. Mediocre with the shinai, a master of the bokken/bokutou and bo staff, a fascinating trendsetter of the katana, his signature...
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    mixing Taekwondo with a multitude of other martial arts, such as Kendo, Bokken, Wado Shimpo, Kickboxing and Karate. It is mainly governed by the World...
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  • Weapons techniques (buki-waza) are prominent in the curriculum, mostly with bokken, jō, and tantō. About Aikido Yoshokai Archived June 28, 2010, at the Wayback...
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    reasons, katana used for martial arts are usually blunt edged iaito or wooden bokken, to reduce the risk of injury. Sharp katana are only really used during...
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    forged and sharpened blade. The term shinken is often used in contrast with bokken (wooden sword), shinai (bamboo sword), and iaitō (unsharpened metal sword)...
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  • such as kendo, aikido, iaidō, and kenjutsu. Often a shinai (for kendo), bokken, suburitō, or even tanren bō are used. An iaitō or shinken can also be used...
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  • are blunted or otherwise designed for safe regular practice and training. Bokken (Japanese wooden swords, also known as bokuto) Iaitō (Practice weapon used...
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    One of the more common training weapons is the wooden sword (bokutō or bokken). For various reasons, many schools make use of very specifically designed...
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  • tree, branch, or other pole. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jō. Bō Bokken, a form of waster used in Budō. Hanbō Quarterstaff Shinai Tambō Hatsumi...
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    (日本剣道形). These are generally practiced with wooden swords (木刀, bokutō or bokken). Occasionally, real swords or swords with a blunt edge, called kata-yō...
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  • Nakabara's students, Casey suddenly loses his temper and assaults him with a bokken. Nakabara reminds him to control his emotions by having him undergo the...
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    Japanese martial arts involving swordsmanship, such as kenjutsu and iaido, use bokken or shinai as practice weapons. Eskrima, a martial art from the Philippines...
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    established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri. Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer Bokken Lasson and her later...
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