bokken
Noun
Meaning
bokken (plural bokkens or bokken)
A wooden katana, used as a training sword.
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In some ways, a bokken can be more dangerous as the injuries caused are often unseen and inexperienced practitioners may underestimate the risk of harm.
Multiple person kata exist within some schools of iaido; consequently, iaidoka usually use bokken for such kata practice.
For modern kenjutsu type training, most practice is done in suburi style with bokken.
Injuries occurring from bokken are very similar to those caused by clubs and similar battering weapons and include compound fractures, ruptured organs, and other such blunt force injuries.
Musashi killed his opponent with a bokken that legend says he had carved from an oar used on the boat that carried him to the island.
Some ornamental bokken are decorated with mother-of-pearl work and elaborate carvings.