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Getting to Aikido and Staying There by Kevin Hutt Nicolas dictated his article to me over one year ago. At that time, everything related to Aikido and martial arts was brand new to our family. Then, getting a bokken was a major consideration for many reasons. Among those stood out at least one: Play swords were one thing, real ones another. With the bokken came a code of behavior and host of expectatio