Kingfisher WoodWorks LLC: Hand Cut Aikiken

The Hand Cut Aiki Bokken (Aikiken) is available in 2 sizes and combines the necessary speed and strength required in paired aikido weapons work. These bokken are shaped for precision and maneuverability but specifically designed for techniques involving contact with other wooden swords or staffs. Many aiki sword techniques rely on the size and mass of the bokken for its ability to deflect and redirect energy from the strikes of other wooden weapons, at least to some degree, and the ideal bokken must be heavy enough to effect the path of another weapon, yet be well balanced and light enough for reaction speed. The large aikiken is 42" long ovall, fairly stout in profile and has a 11 1/2" tsuka. The medium aikiken is 40" long overall with medium proportions and 11" tsuka. These weapons are made entirely without the use of sandpaper. They are finished with extremely sharp hand tools leaving many little smooth facets that create their complex shape. Because the techniques of their manufacture are traditional and aspects of their shape and proportion are correct historically, they have the superior look and feel of the archaic bokken of feudal times. For information on how these weapons are made, see About Kingfisher WoodWorks