ANST - bokken variations ...

[j'lynn yeates]

On 22 Jun 98, at 0:56, Jan Downs wrote:

> ...   A bokken is made of solid wood and is quite capable of
> cracking a skull. 

the standard bokken is quite a serious defensive weapon ... can be used as a sword, 
cane, or nightstick in various defensive and control techniques

other material variations are available - different woods (the hickory are nice) ... solid 
"diamondwood" (hardwood that has had a resin impregnated throughout the wood 
under extreme pressure) ultra hard & dense ... or a combination of normal wood sides 
with a diamond wood core (much like the japanes blades ... combinations of differing 
steels for their differing properties) ... 

also worth noting that they come in various "katana", "wakisashi", and 
"tanto" lengths  ... and for the pole arm types, there's also a "naginata" variant 
available  

a great workout partner .... especially if into early morning kata practice

'wolf

... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
============================================================================
Go to http://lists.ansteorra.org/lists.html to perform mailing list tasks.