Katana is a samurai weapon in Japan. The art of wielding a katana has not lost its relevance to this day. But swinging a real katana in training, capable, according to legend, of cutting through iron rods, is simply dangerous. An analogue of the material for a real samurai sword can be considered damask, or already in our time, the newly discovered technology of the so-called "Anosov" steel. If you decide to study the ancient art of samurai, put the "original" blade aside. Let it be a better interior detail.
Instructions
Step 1
In the study of the art of wielding a katana since ancient times, its complete analogue of the blade, called "bokken", is used in its properties.
Step 2
Bokken in shape is fully consistent with the katana, but because it is made of wood, it is a little lighter.
Bokken is usually made from durable woods such as oak, beech, hornbeam and the like. In Japan, bokken is usually made from white oak (Shiro kashi), red (Aka kashi), brown or black (Chaironuri kashi).
Step 3
Since the tradition of sword wielding in Japan goes back more than one hundred years, bokken training swords also have their canonical sizes, weights and names depending on the schools that use them. For example, the bokken Bokuto (iaito) is made of white or red oak, with a length of 102 cm, its weight ranges from 580 to 620 g, depending on the material.
Step 4
Bokken Casey-Ryu is the heaviest of all, weighing 730 g with a length of 102 cm.
The guard (a transverse pad that protects the hand from the enemy's weapon sliding along the blade) is usually not used in bokken.
Step 5
To give a characteristic whistling sound when the weapon is in the correct position upon impact, a shallow groove called a chi is made along the "blade" of the bokken.
Step 6
The blade of the bokken "blade" (like a real katana) is beveled at an angle of 45 degrees at the end.
The bokken profile, depending on the type, can be flattened-oval or round.
