The Hand Cut Muromachi Tanto, is one of the three wooden practice weapons used in Aikido. Shown here with optional inscription, it's a wooden version of the short tanto (dagger) used extensively during the Muromachi period, carried secretly and frequently used without warning. The Kingfisher Muromachi tanto is 10" overall length with a hilt (tsuka) of 4". In comparison to the bokken and jo, the strategies to counter this weapon have a direct relevance to modern self defense against knife attack.
