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Wooden bokken - Japanese Training Sword - Iwama Ryu 103 cm (40.6") for Aikido and Kendo - Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam) (Brown)
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About Wooden Bokken - Japanese Training Sword - Iwama Ryu
IWAMA RYU bokken is made in strict accordance with the requirements of the Iwama Ryu school. Heavy and powerful along the entire length of the bokken trains a dynamic grip. Well suited for performing aikido techniques, working off the center line, training the relaxation of the shoulders, strengthening the hands and joints. Performing movement with a bokken well trains the feeling of the center. The tip of the blade is safe square (Kissaki). Bokken has no faces. Ideal for the practice of Iwama Ryu Aikiken. Length: 103 cm (40.6") Material: Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam)Weight: ~ 500-550 g Balance: 45 cm from the end Deflection: 1.4-1.7 cm Janka Hardness: 1,630 lbf (7,260 N) European Hornbeam is one of the woods called "ironwood". It's hard, takes sheering forces well, and is almost exemplary for practice weapons. * Weapon Stand/Holder is not included. ** The brown and black bokken is treated with a special multilayer brown and black impregnation and oil.
