JUKEN     J銃剣
Bayonet, used by Japanese military prior to and during World War II. Sometimes used to refer to the mock rifle and bayonet made of wood, or mokuju, used in jukendo, a modern competitive budo administered by the All-Japan Jukendo Federation. Morihei UESHIBA is seen in the 1935 Asahi Newspaper film demonstrating techniques against this weapon. Seldom used in modern aikido.
Back