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[[Image:Shinai.jpg|thumb|300px|A Shinai made from [[Bamboo]]]]
A '''shinai''' (Japanese: 竹刀) is a practice [[sword]] used primarily in [[Kendo]]. Shinai are also used in other martial arts, however these are styled differently than kendo shinai, and are represented with different [[kanji|characters]].
==Construction of the Shinai==
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*Adult females: maximum length 120 cm, weight minimum 440 grams
*Adult males: maximum length 120 cm, weight minimum 510 grams.

==Trivia==
Like many weapons, it can also be used as an implement for [[corporal punishment]], notably in [[paddle (spanking)|spanking]], more common in Japan than the [[paddle (spanking)|paddle]] in the US.

The Shinai has become a popular tool/weapon in [[Professional 
Wwrestling]], due to its intimidating look and the loud cracking sound it makes once it strikes someone. It is frequently called Singapore Cane or Kendo Stick. It is especially identified with the professional wrestler [[Jim Fullington|The Sandman]].  It was also identified with wrestlers [[Steve Blackman]], [[Tommy Dreamer]], and [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]].

==See also==
*[[Kendo]]
*[[Bokken]]


[[Category:Japanese swords]]
[[Category:Corporal punishments]]

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