- "These wooden swords are ridiculous."
- "They're intended to be nonlethal."
- "I know! That's why they're so stupid."
- "If you can't kill someone with a piece of wood, you should get out of the killing business."
- ― Belkar Bitterleaf to Roy Greenhilt (The Order of the Stick)
The ability to be a master of wielding wooden sword. Variation of Enhanced Swordsmanship. Not to be confused with Bamboo Sword Proficiency.
Also Called[]
- Bokken Aptitude/Combat/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
- Training Blade Aptitude/Combat/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
- Wooden Sword Aptitude/Combat/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery
Capabilities[]
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of using/wielding a wooden sword.
Applications[]
- Cutting
- Deflection
- Defense Bypassing
- Dual Wielding
- Quick-Draw Mastery
- Neck Destruction
- Impale
- Pressure/Precise Strike
- Severing
- Overpowered Wielding
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May require a degree of training or exposure.
- May take time to achieve mastery.
Known Users[]
See Also: Wooden Katanas Are Even Better.
- Jinnosuke (Afro Samurai)
- Azumi (Azumi)
- Cubbi Gummi (The Adventures of the Gummi Bears)
- Aoi Kunieda (Beelzebub)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Various Characters (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Guardians of dreams (dulces sueños)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- Dellyn Goblinslayer (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes)
- Kang-lim Choi (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Saeko Busujima (Highschool of the Dead)
- Kurapika (Hunter X Hunter)
- Ri Hyou (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin (Kingdom)
- Suu Gen (Kingdom)
- Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
- Keniuchio Harada/Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)
- Player (Minecraft)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Suzuka (Outlaw Star)
- Luz Noceda (The Owl House)
- Ranna Himawari (Rokudou no Onna-tachi)
- Kaoru Kamiya (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Yahiko Myojin (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Umemiya "Ryu" Ryunosuke (Shaman King)
- Hyuk Musang (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)
- Various Characters (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Various Characters (Vagabond)
- Musashi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Jack Brewer (Kickin' It)
Gallery[]
Jinnosuke (Afro Samurai) was able to overpower and defeat a trained thug without killing him with a wooden sword...
...and two out of the fours assassins, when he was older and fighting with Afro when they were still teenagers.
Cubbi Gummi (The Adventures of the Gummi Bears) is quite proficient with his wooden sword.
Aoi Kunieda (Beelzebub) is supremely skilled in swordplay, wielding a bokken with the same slicing power as an actual katana.
Guardians of dreams (dulces sueños)
A master with his unpredictable blending of styles, Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) wields his bokken sword, Lake Toya, like a mad demon...
...matching his old rival Takasugi, a master swordsman who is his equal in strength and skill, using a real sword.
Dellyn Goblinslayer's (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes) wooden sword sundering Minmax's metal sword.
Kang-lim Choi (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment) can also generate his wooden sword with beam.
Saeko Busujima (Highschool of the Dead) due to her talent in Kendo and peak human strength, can used a bokken to easily kill zombies.
While wielding a wooden sword, Ri Shin (Kingdom) showcased his prowess as he blew away three thugs with a single hit...
...and took on an entire village of vicious killers as he fought them single-handedly.
Suu Gen (Kingdom)
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Twilight Suzuka (Outlaw Star) can easily deflect projectiles...
...and slash through steel with her bokken.
Ranna Himawari (Rokudou no Onna-tachi) wields a wooden sword with terrifying fearsome proficiency.
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Ryu (Shaman King) is nicknamed "Wooden Sword Ryu" for his incredible skill with a wooden sword. He combines this skill with his Shaman abilities.
Miyamoto Usagi vs. his sensei, Katsuichi (Usagi Yojimbo)
Jack Brewer (Kickn' It) in addition to his karate skills is also skilled with martial art weapons like Bo Staffs and Bokken/Japanese Wooden Swords.
Hyuk Musang (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)
Videos[]
My Favorite Epic Anime Fight- Bamboo Blade; Tamaki vs Kenzaburo
Кэндо в Sword Art Online - Sword Art Online Kendo
수신의 불🔥사림귀와 맞서 싸우는 강림이, 과연 이길 수 있을까? (feat.가루다) - 8화 하이라이트 - 신비아파트 고스트볼Z- 어둠의 퇴마사 - 신비아파트 공식 채널-2
Music[]
Gintama Opening 1
Gintama Opening 6
Gintama Opening 8
Gintama Opening 10
Gintama Opening 12
Gintama - Opening 17 v4 - Know Know Know
Gintama - Ending 13 - Asa ANSWER
Gintama - Ending 14 - Wo Ai Ni
Gintama - Ending 15 - Wonderful Days
Gintama - Ending 17 - Samurai Heart (Some Like It Hot!!)
Gintama - Ending 25 - Glorious Days
Gintama - Ending 29 - Hana Ichi Monme