is one of the most controversially discussed concepts in Japanese martial arts as well as in Chinese martial arts (where it is known as "Chi")

This thin and light Bokken is valued by Aikido practitioners working on finesse and precision

temples and shrines as jimon and shinmon

These red and white oak Shoto match the most widespread standard models used in the practice of Aikido

Finish: Non-varnished (camellia oil polish)

Tomoe Kamon Engraving Design:Maru ni Hidari Mitsu Tomoe (3) is one of the mostTomoe Kamon Engraving Figure Tomoe in Japanese. It is rather difficult to ascertain what the Tomoe mon actually represents. Comma shaped designs are used throughout Asia: the double comma circles of the Yin Yang in China or on the South Korean flag, the triple comma talisman present in several countries, etc. Scholars in Japan are divided about the origin of the Tomoe mon. For some, it comes from the peculiar comma shape of the magatama, a sacred