Cold Steel O BOKKEN Training Bokken

Description

The world’s best martial arts masters have known one simple truth for centuries: If you want to become reasonably good at a martial art, you must strive to learn the best fighting techniques, footwork, and basic stances. However, if you want to become a master of the art, you will ultimately need to start training with weapons. If, for example, your ultimate goal is to wield a razor-sharp sword safely and effectively, you must train with a sword that closely resembles the size, feel, and weight of a real blade, but minimizes the risk of causing serious, permanent, or life-threatening injury to yourself or your training partner.

This concept was practiced by the ancient Romans, who used blunt wooden swords to train their gladiators and soldiers, and Japanese samurai used a wooden training sword called a bokken. The bokken was made from the extremely durable wood of the Japanese white oak, a tree they called Kashi. This type of wooden sword is an elegant solution to a vexing problem and effective enough to be used even today, but authentic wooden bokken made from kashi have become quite expensive. Another problem is that wooden training weapons can rot, crack, split, or splinter and ultimately become unusable.

Cold Steel’s solution to these dilemmas was to create a line of synthetic replacements that are low-cost and impervious to the elements. Cold Steel’s line of training weapons is made from the heaviest polypropylene available and closely mimics their real-world counterparts in length, size, and feel. Although not as hard as wood, they offer the distinct advantages of being virtually unbreakable, remarkably rigid, and resistant to cutting.

Cold Steel’s Japanese training swords are precisely modeled after the world-famous swords from the Warrior series. Their broad blades mimic the flowing lines of the Warrior swords, but since they are made of super-durable polypropylene, with no sharp edges or points, they are ideal for armored sparring, training, drills, and striking practice.

Each model also features an intricately detailed grip with a simulated cord-wrap design, offering superior control even when wearing heavy gloves. These swords offer excellent training potential for high-intensity workouts for the modern martial artist.

Specifications of the Cold Steel O BOKKEN Training Bokken

• Handle Material: Polypropylene
• Blade Length: 80 cm
• Handle Length: 31.8 cm
• Blade thickness: 25 mm
• Overall length: 111.8 cm
• Weight: 785 g

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