2 definitions by Joseph Rothwell
Noun:
A bokken is a wooden sword of about the same weight as a katana (Japanese Sword). It was used in feudal Japan to train the Samurai. It is still in use nowadays, used in Kendo (and it's subsiduarys) for training alone.
Pronounced "Bo'ken" where the ' denotes a pause.
A bokken is a wooden sword of about the same weight as a katana (Japanese Sword). It was used in feudal Japan to train the Samurai. It is still in use nowadays, used in Kendo (and it's subsiduarys) for training alone.
Pronounced "Bo'ken" where the ' denotes a pause.
by Joseph Rothwell October 13, 2007
by Joseph Rothwell October 12, 2007