bamboo sword

Kendo training weapon

A bamboo sword is a practice weapon used in Japanese martial arts, especially kendo.

The most common type is the shinai, made of four bamboo slats bound together, designed to allow full-contact strikes without serious injury.

She forgot her bamboo sword at the dojo.

Related
  • dojoMartial arts school
  • tipEnd or gratuity
  • gripSecure manual hold
  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • blockSolid mass, or impede

discipline · Japan · Japanese culture · men · protective gear · kendo · honor · strike · tradition · katana · sensei · parry · thrust · shaft · practice · stance · warrior · sparring

Categories
Opposites
material composition

bamboo swordmetal blade

Sharpened iron cutting surface

iron sword · bronze sword

lethality/danger level

bamboo swordedged weapon

Tool with sharpened margin

samurai sword

purpose/function

bamboo swordservice weapon

Issued firearm for officials

ceremonial sword

Family

sword, bamboo

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G