Types of Bokken and wooden swords 

Solid comment my friend, solid as oak. ; )

There is only one left today out of the four traditional shops, a bit sad to see innit?

@@philip6275 Do you mean Tozando in Kyoto?

I have to vouch for the quality of the Japanese-made bokken. When I first started on my kenjutsu journey, I purchased a Taiwanese-made white oak bokken as it was much cheaper (1/3 of the price of Japanese bokken). For context, I have chronic tennis elbow, and usually would experience some mild pain when doing suburi. I subsequently impulse bought (lol) a Japanese-made white oak bokken in a nerd moment and the immediate improvement in the intensity of the pain was so significant I was surprised. It is subtle, but the attention to detail paid to the weight and balance of the bokken made such a huge difference.

It’s probably been a while but do you mind sharing what and where you got your bokken from? I’m looking to get one as well

Bruh you bring a fucking sword to school? Cap

@@cboibot9673 probably his work lunch, still tho. Seems a bit cappy to myself as well. What kinda zoo you working in dude where people just cutting shit with swords? The damn foot clan lmao

​@@jeffyounts2412hey sometimes freeing the kraang can't wait until the 9-5 is over man

Wonderful to hear!

Best of luck!

@@thedojomartialarts Thanks😊

Hi. I use this maker. She does a great job, and you can get larger swords. www.little-raven.com/products/japanese_list

@@thedojomartialarts I'll definitely check her out, thanks for the advice.

From another dealer. No scabbard with that one, unfortunately.

Hi. If you are training with a friend, be sure to get a bokken with a Tsuba guard on it. Swords without guards are not for Kenjutsu, unless you want your hands to be hit, constantly. Other than that, all are about the same in function. Length or sword and wood type are subjective. Good luck!

@@thedojomartialarts Okk, thanks you soo much.

Iaito or sakabato

No. Never. Their bokken are made from super tough polypropylene.

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well said. i practise aikido for twenty years now. got myself two cheap 20 dollar bokkens, one heavy and one light weighted. No need for fancy "real japanese" expensive bokkens. :-)

With what breath style? Breath of the moon or breath of the sun?

Red oak is fine, the Japanese still use them. It's all about the craftsmanship and who made them

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Just internet search. : )

@@thedojomartialarts bro i have been searching for days plz give me a site bro there all 20 dollar bokkens

@@MakeNorthKoreaGreatAgain that is cheap😅

That could have been an hysterical pun With a little rewording

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@@thedarquibus it still shows him as first for me

The money it costs is directly tied to the quality. Kind of obvious. "Elitism" is in the judging eyes of the commenter, not the intent of the presenter. Where do you train?

@@thedojomartialarts You dont get it. what is "quality"? for all i know Japanese products are more expensive not bc of "quality" but bc higher wages. i have a "cheap" bokken but its just fine, its hardwood. Unless somebody can rationally explain to me why an expensive bokken is "better" in a practical way, i stick to the cheap ones. When buying a bokken, one should not look at the price and think m0re expensive is more quality (what you say) but more look at the weight of the bokken (you want heavy or light), the seize (this varies) and perhaps the wood although all bokkens are from hardwood, no need to buy a fancy exotic wood just to show off... Oh bro, i remember you grab the bokken in the middle of the bokken, that is pretty unusual to grab it like that.

You can argue about woods and quality. That is okay. Just keep training with whatever wood you have and leave it at that. By the way, it is great to see you training your son on your videos. Excellent job passing your traditions to him. Very, very nice to see.