Learning to become one with your bokken takes a lot of time and repetitive cuts
To improve your bokken training. You must attend classes regularly or at least practice regularly as consistency is the key timing distance and awareness is vital to bokken training
When in your dojo, you must use a rack for your bokken or Jo, as this is the proper place to keep them, out of the way of danger, to show respect, and for tidiness. Also as they are wood to stop them warping out of shape, which happens a lot of the time when there are hot and cold spells in dojo's. Performing the happo giri is a good way to become one with your bokken, also becoming aware of spatial awareness is very important to training in bokken's, there are actually eight cuts to the happo giri the ninth cut is a return to the first position, each position gives you the correct distance from tip of bokken to the center of your posture telling you where you could make a strike, but also where you... also are vulnerable,the happo giri can be learned in quite a short time, that is just the basic movements, then you begin to learn and understand the flow of the bokken and how with each of the eight cuts How you defend yourself in a circle.
When transporting your bokken, you must do so with it fully covered, as you move it from dojo to dojo or from your home to a dojo as is in most countries It is against the law to carry an open weapon, which can be used readily. You must have a bag or a container. Nothing which allows you easy access to your bokken or Jo or tanto. You'll gain a great workout with the bokken. It will improve your health and mobility, and even your grip, which will aid with your overall circulation
Always check your bokken's for splinter's after training as loose pieces of wood can be very dangerous to the eye your's or your opponents, always keep them clean and remove excess sweat from the(Tsuka) handle.
Train Hard Train Focused Train Safe.
