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A suburito. A suburitō (素振り刀) is a type of bokken, a wooden practice sword originating in Japan and used in Japanese martial arts. Suburi (素振り; literally, "basic or plain swing") means "practice swing"; a suburitō is therefore used to practice sword-swinging.
Suburitō (Japanese wooden sword, longer and heavier than a bokken) Tanren bō (Japanese blunt, wooden, suburito-like bat used in Aikido ) Gada (Indian metal mace, a heavy metal spherical head mounted on a shaft used in Pehlwani )
It is hard to determine precisely when the first bokken appeared due to secrecy in ancient martial arts training and loose record-keeping. While various mock weapons were surely used during the earlier periods of Japanese history, usage of bokken in their modern form first emerged during the Muromachi Period (1336–1600) for the training of samurai warriors in the various ryū (schools of ...
As it is designed towards aikido and strength training, specifically for getting used to the weight of a heavy-handled object, it does not resemble a sword in shape, length, or mass. Thus, unlike suburito, it is less effective for learning the katana's cut, and is not suited for contact with other swords.
This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
-- Suburito, is that the 'oar paddle' bokken? I know there is a very thick, wide, heavy bokken used for strength training which is said to be modeled after (either literally or for the sake of style) a makeshift one carved by Musashi before his fight with Kojiro. I'm not entirely sure what that sword is called, however.
I always thought the Kanabo was used by the Samurai to build strength for wielding a sword. The logic behind it being, if you can control that thing, you can control a sword. So, yeah, the Samurai had a form of strength training designed for swordplay, they used as much the suburito, as the "Kanabo" if that is what its called.
Aiki-ken training during a 2006 international seminar at Lesneven Aikido, in Lesneven, France. Aiki-ken (Kanji: 合気剣 Hiragana: あいきけん) is the name given specifically to the set of Japanese sword techniques practiced according to the principles of aikido, taught first by Morihei Ueshiba (aikido's founder), then further developed by Morihiro Saito, one of Ueshiba's most prominent ...