The mock combat sport uses wooden representations of a rifle with a bayonet attached and has its roots in military drills introduced from France in the mid-1800s. Photo: All Japan Jukendo Federation The mock combat sport uses wooden representations of a rifle with a bayonet attached and has its roots in military drills introduced from France in the mid-1800s. Photo: All Japan Jukendo Federation
The mock combat sport uses wooden representations of a rifle with a bayonet attached and has its roots in military drills introduced from France in the mid-1800s. Photo: All Japan Jukendo Federation
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Japanese children can now learn ‘jukendo’ bayonet style fighting at school

Topic |   Legacy of war in Asia
Julian Ryall
Julian Ryall

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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The mock combat sport uses wooden representations of a rifle with a bayonet attached and has its roots in military drills introduced from France in the mid-1800s. Photo: All Japan Jukendo Federation The mock combat sport uses wooden representations of a rifle with a bayonet attached and has its roots in military drills introduced from France in the mid-1800s. Photo: All Japan Jukendo Federation
The mock combat sport uses wooden representations of a rifle with a bayonet attached and has its roots in military drills introduced from France in the mid-1800s. Photo: All Japan Jukendo Federation
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