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Black Belt
Almost in every class we practice also with bokken (and I admit that I like it very much, almost more than bare hands).
It is clear the relation that there is between the sword and the bare hand techniques in Aikido.
So my question is, after looking at some test requirements online, why for Kyu and Dan tests the only requirements are bare hands techniques and there is no presence of sword/2 swords/jo/tonto techniques?
It is clear the relation that there is between the sword and the bare hand techniques in Aikido.
So my question is, after looking at some test requirements online, why for Kyu and Dan tests the only requirements are bare hands techniques and there is no presence of sword/2 swords/jo/tonto techniques?