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Shinken is a Japanese sword that has a forged and sharpened blade. The term shinken is often used in contrast with bokken, shinai, and iaitō.
Shinken, a katana used in sword-related martial arts practice
Bokken
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A bokken or bokutō is a Japanese wooden sword used for training in kenjutsu. It is usually the size and shape of a katana, but is sometimes shaped like other swords, such as the wakizashi and tantō. S
Shinken
…Shinken (真剣; literally meaning "real sword") is a Japanese sword that has a forged and sharpened blade. The term shinken is often used in contrast with bokken (wooden sword), shinai (bamboo sword), and iaitō (unsharpened metal sword). Shinken are often used in battōdō, iaidō, and iaijutsu (forms of combative…
Various types of bokken
Various styles of bokken