Bokken Practice Katana
 |
No items matching your keywords were found.
 |
Kendo Bokken Wooden Practice Katana 39 Inches List Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $15.80  |
|
These two premium quality hardwood bokkens are a great addition to any collector or martial art enthusiast's collection. These bokkens are constructed as wooden imitations of katanas and are commonly used as a safe substitute for the sword in practice... |
 |
The Shambhala Guide to Kendo: Its Philosophy, History, and Spiritual Dimension List Price: $18.95 Sale Price: $3.80 Used From: $3.24 Average Rating:  |
|
Kendo is the art of swordsmanship that was cultivated by the samurai in medieval Japan and it is an increasingly popular martial art studied in the West today. While most books on kendo focus primarily on kata, or the traditional movements or forms, The Shambhala Guide to Kendo provides a succinct overview of the art as a whole: its historical significance, spiritual teachings, and how it can be used by practitioners today as a means of strengthening the body and mind... |
 |
Set of 2 47" Kendo Shinai Bamboo Practice Sword Katana List Price: $32.98 Sale Price: $12.99 Used From: $22.00 Average Rating: |
|
This is a set of 2 47 "long premium quality bamboo shinai. This sword is perfect for light to hard practice use. The shinai comes brand new still wrapped in plastic. The shinai includes a thick plastic guard and securing ring. |
 |
40" Kendo Wooden Bokken Practice Samurai Sword Katana List Price: $0.00 Sale Price: $8.87 Average Rating: |
|
This is the Katana Length Wooden Bokken Practice Single Sword. The bokken is constructed from wood with a Red glossy finish. A cotton wrap has been wrapped over the handle of the sword. The Bokken is Katana length... |
 |
2 Pcs Set Wooden Kendo Practice Bokken Katana Sword Sale Price: $21.95 |
Several questions about Martial Arts?
1) What aew the main differences between kendo and aikido?
2) I'm 21, female, do I need any physical preparation for starting practicing kendo? (I'm not a very sporty person and I'm also not thin)
3) What martial arts did Japanese samurai use in the past?
4) What (besides kendo) would you recommend that requires katana/bokken usage?
1. Kendo is a martial sport using a bamboo sword (called Shinai) by tying four pieces of bamboo together. They also wear head, chest, and hand protective gears. The practitioners try to score points by striking the target areas such as the top of the head, the sides of the head, the throat, the hands/wrists, and both sides of the ribs areas. No other hands/legs techniques are allow to use on the opponents but in Japanese police kendo, leg sweeps are allow. This is the only martial sport in Japan that both the men and women can train with and play against each other but they have separated divisions in tournaments.
The use of bamboo sword was first recorded in 1559 by Hikita Kagekane of the Shinkage-ryu School. It was called Fukuro Shinai which is a long, sword-shaped leather bag with four pieces of thin bamboo tied up inside. It was changed to the modern shape of four thin pieces of bamboo tied up by nylon string with leather handle wrap and sword-tip wraps.
Master Ueshiba who combined jujitsu and katana movements to create Aikido. Most of their techniques are empty hands but there are also Jo (4 ft stick) and bokken techniques at the advance level.
2. Find a good school with a good instructor and start training. Nothing else matter.
3. The Japanese samurai use katana, Yari (spear), Naginata (sabre with a long handle), bow & arrows, and even muskets.
4. Iaido use both shinken (live blade) and bokken (Wooden Sword) for practice. There are also Battodo and Iaijutsu that use live blades and practice test cutting on objects. There are many ryuha and school that teach Iaido. Do a search on Iaido in the internet and you will find them. But use common sense to pick a school.
Hope this could help and good luck on you Martial Art journey!
