Hand Cut Katori Bokken

The Hand Cut Katori Bokken is a specialized bokken specific to Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu, a classical old sword school, founded in the early Muromachi period by Iizasa Choisai Ienao.

The design is characterized by a flaring of the tsuka at the position of the left hand grip and koshi-zori geometry whereby the deepest curvature is near the tsuka. This wooden sword is also fairly short in comparison to other bokken. As with other bokken, the shape isn't intended to mimic a live blade as much as enabling movements used in the Katori system. 

Because of its feeling of leverage, its maneuverable length and arguably perfect balance, this bokken delivers the fastest and most powerful response of any wooden sword. While we often have requests for modifications of the Katori bokken (most often longer length), the fact remains that this bokken evolved in one of the oldest martial systems. Slight deviations from the time-tested parameters only tend to diminish it.

We'd recommend anyone interested to contact a licensed Katori dojo for more information on the system.

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