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Parts of the katana

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Chris

Thursday, 02 October 2014

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Something which has come up during sessions a few times are the actual terms and words for parts of the katana, or when training, the bokuto (bokken is a Kendo term, bokuto means wooden sword).

This image shows the different parts of a katana and their names:

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Chris

Chris is the Pirelli Dojo-cho and has been training with Motoha Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu since 2011. He has trained in 3 other Jujutsu styles and started his Jujutsu career in 1992.