Deluxe Grooved Bokken [Iai] - Classic Wood - White Oak

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  • Deluxe Grooved Bokken 101.5 cm - White Oak

    Made in Japan (Kyushu)
    Chevroned Spine | Rounded butt | Long Kissaki | Grooved
    White Oak available

    This top model is available in white oak. It is characterized by a more thorough finish than the standard model, long Kissaki, rounded butt and chevroned spine, and a more stringent selection of the wood used.

    These Bokken are mainly used in Iaido because their centre of gravity is moved towards the tsuka as well as the sound generated by the groove is characteristically close to that of a Shinken or Iaito. This Bokken is also utilized in different styles of Aikido influenced by the practise of Iaido. In addition, these are great light weight Bokken for practitioners with shoulder pain.

    • Choice of wood species: White oak.
    • Available finish: Standard Finish or Seido Special Finish
    • Manufacturing workshop: Aramaki for all models

    Finish options:

    In 2021, with concerns for the workers, all workshops greatly reduced the number of urethane-varnished weapons and replaced the finish with a "Candle Wax". Seido is now transitioning to a new finish offer for the majority of its weapons.

    Standard Finish: At Seido, we complete the workshop finish with Camelia oil treatment by default. This is the standard Seido finish.
    We do not apply any additional polishing for this finish, so some weapons might have a slightly rough surface.
    For maintenance, we recommend that you oil your weapons about once a month with a vegetal-based oil.

    Seido Special Finish: For this special Finish, we first apply a Camelia oil polish (oiling and sanding the weapons with oiled sandpaper), then we finish the weapon with high-quality beeswax. This finish makes the wood as smooth as it can be and guarantees excellent protection for several months.
    For maintenance, we recommend at least oiling your weapons every month or so. You can also apply wax a few hours after oiling your weapons (if some oil remains on the wood, remove it with a piece of cloth or tissue).

    Deluxe Grooved Bokken Specifications
    Wood Shirakashi
    (White Oak)
    Weight 560 ~ 610 g
    Full length 101.5 cm
    Blade length 75.5 cm
    Tsuka length 26 cm
    Tsuka diameter 37 x 26 mm
    Mine Kenmine (chevroned spine)
    Tsuka shape Hanmaru (rounded butt)
    Kissaki Daikissaki (long) (~3 cm)

    *Due to the hand-made manufacturing, color and weight vary from one weapon to another

    Stock Status:

    Please note this model is only available in small quantities. Please inquire prior to ordering more than 1 piece for stock status.

  • Customer Reviews

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    Anonymous (Renton, US)
    Deluxe Grooved Bokken Excellence!

    This is my second bokken purchase from Seido and the Deluxe Grooved Bokken is superb! From craftsmanship, finish, wood quality, and design, this bokken is top quality. The grooves create a perfect balance and visual aesthetic that is both highly functional and beautiful. As noted, the sound this bokken makes when swung properly gives excellent feedback to proper technique.
    From communication to informative website to lightning fast shipping, Seido is the best! I will be a returning customer!

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    Anonyme
    Parfait !

    Rien à redire. L'arme est encore dans le carton en train d'être déballée que tu ressens son énergie... Aucun accro, dans toutes les étapes de la commande avec un suivi exceptionnel ! A chaque mail de suivi, j'ai pris le temps de tout lire, c'est tellement bien fait ! Le site et le produit sont totalement en lien avec mes valeurs... Le positionnement sur le black friday m'a fait énormément plaisir, j'ai trouvé des personnes comme moi avec les mêmes valeurs ! Vous êtes géniaux : bravo !

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    Anonyme (Paris, FR)
    Bon produit et livraison OK

    Ce bokken est de très bonne qualité. La livraison est arrivée un peu en avance. Je recommande.

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    Anonymous (The Hague, NL)
    Marvellous bokken

    I'm a beginner in Iaido, still, and I've ordered this as my first proper bokken. A lot of characteristics stood out:

    - For my size (F, ~162 height), the weight is balanced and very comfortable.
    - It's a great training bokken for Iaido because the sound it produces with the grooves gives you an idea of when you've performed the right cut. If you don't get the sound, you know you can improve. This is especially useful when you practice solo and you don't have anyone to comment on your posture.
    - The finish is extremely well made and feels very smooth on the hand. You can feel this is handcrafted with utmost care.
    - Aesthetically, the colour of the wood is a beautiful shade of red that reminds a bit of autumn leaves.
    - And of course, folks at Seido Shop have provided me with impeccable service. I've gone back and forth on which bokken to purchase and they've patiently guided me throughout this process, updating me on stocks, answering my emails as soon as they could, and using lighting fast shipping services.

    It's just a dream. The service is just as good as the actual product.

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    slie (mitry mory)
    parfait

    Livraison rapide , je recommande, merci à vous

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    Phil (Bex)
    Excellent Bokuto complémentaire au Bokken supérieur Seido

    Il est de même taillle, avec 60 grammes de moins que mon « Bokken supérieur » en Shirakashi (596g). J’ai acheté ce Bokuto pour parfaire mon travail de coordination mains droite-gauche, et «entendre» le son d’une coupe réussie. Le contrat est d’entrée de jeu rempli. Il me sert pour l’entraînement en solo, lorsque je ne peux pratiquer avec le iaïto. Il est confortable pour un débutant tout en gardant en tête qu’au final il faudra faire les mêmes mouvements avec le double de son poids.
    Pas encore testé sa solidité en kenjutsu, mais… pourquoi pas?

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    LEFEBVRE (SAMBREVILLE)
    Qualité exceptionnelle

    Excellent Bokuto en chêne blanc. Je suis aussi très honoré de pouvoir contribuer à la survie d'une savoir-faire ancestral.

    K
    Kostas (Finland)
    Very good quality bokken and amazing collaboration

    This bokken is of very good quality and Seido's service is of amazing quality.

    I found Seido by searching online for different shops to buy a bokken for my Iaido practice. I really liked their website so I decided to contact them regarding the available bokkens.

    They answered me with very nice guidance and very good service. Further more, they provided very nice quality assurances (e.g. only Japan-made equipment and refusal to sell something in there shop that it is not Japan-made), so I decided to order this bokken from them.

    The bokken arrived surprisingly fast to Finland! I had it during the next week of my order.

    The bokken it self, feels very nice, the wood is of very good quality, and in general I'm super happy ordering from them. I definitely suggest this bokken and, if this bokken is not the one of choice, I suggest Seido as the place to order your bokken in general.

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    Victor (Canada)
    High-quality Bokken

    This iai bokken has a point of balance close to the centre but slightly towards the tsuka. The seido special finish left it completely smooth and without any rough spots. The hi is balanced on both sides and gives you a nice tachikaze when you swing with correct form. Finally, the bokken itself is light enough so that you don't strain yourself while practicing.

    In terms of service, Seido has been magnificent and their estimates for shipping and delivery times has been spot on.

    I would highly recommend this bokken and to any iaido practitioner.

    W
    Woon Keat (Shinkendo Singapore)
    Excellent bokken

    The iai bokken is finely balanced and of a perfect weight for high volume suburi practice without too much arm strain. The groove makes a beautiful tachikaze sound when you swing it with the correct technique and perpetuates an immediate positive feedback loop. Great for beginners to gain confidence!

    For compliance reasons, reviews placed in French and Japanese and imported here on February 2024 do not display as 'verified'.
    When importing Japanese reviews, the impossibility to automatically determine the presence of a familly name forced us to label all Japanese reviews as 'anonymous' (Familly names in roman characters have been filtered out).

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Deluxe Grooved Bokken [Iai] - Classic Wood - White Oak: ¥13,700

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