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The exact activities undertaken when practicing kenjutsu vary with school, but commonly include partnered kata (occasionally featuring full contact strikes [1] ) and solo practice of kihon drills. Historically schools incorporated sparring under a variety of conditions, including the use of bamboo swords (shinai) and practice armour (bogu) [2]: XII, XIII  . In modern times free sparring in Japanese swordsmanship is more strongly associated with Kendo.


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  1. ^ Full contact striking during kata is used in Ono Ha Itto Ryu
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ozawa97 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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Generally, kenjutsu takes the form of partnered practice exercised through kata (pre-arranged forms, as opposed to competition, solo, or freestyle practice). A practitioner of kenjutsu is called a kenjutsuka.

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