shinai

A kendo practice sword made of bamboo strips.

It is the standard wooden training weapon for sparring and formal competitions in kendo, as it is unlikely to injure the competitors (especially with the padded armor required in kendo tournaments).

See also

• bokken
• sword
• weapon bag
• List of weapons

The following tags are aliased to this tag: bamboo_sword (learn more).

This tag implicates sword (learn more).