Kenjutsu is a weapons art consisting of the use of wooden practice weapons (wooden swords). Sometimes very advanced practitioners will practice or participate in formal demonstrations using steel blades, although this is not generally recommended for normal practice.
Kenjutsu is taught in many dojos as an adjunctive study to the main art form, such as Aikido. The study of sword forms enhances both the understanding of physical principles of movement, distance and dynamic and mental focus.
Aikido has many forms of practice with a bokken (wooden training sword) but as a rule these forms are taught with the intent of increasing understanding of Aikido principles and improving posture, movement and coordination. Many Aikido players therefore, study a ryu (or school) of kenjutsu separate and apart from their primary Aikido study in order to learn a specialized and dedicated form of fencing.
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