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**YpbWF5Yo** · 08-19-2009, 10:22 AM

We were talking about this last night and no one had an answer. Why is the bokuto shorter then the shinai. The shinai is supposed to essentially be a katana which is represented in form and length by the bokuto, so why then is it longer?

08-19-2009, 10:22 AM	#1
YpbWF5Yo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	Bokuto vs Shinai. We were talking about this last night and no one had an answer. Why is the bokuto shorter then the shinai. The shinai is supposed to essentially be a katana which is represented in form and length by the bokuto, so why then is it longer?
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