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A fair number of Kendoka work with boken now and again to get the feel for it but that's about it.
Koryu Kenjutsu, old-school sword fighting is done with real swords on occasion although bokken are more common. This is the real nuts-and-bolts how-do-I-kill-the-guy technique.
It's really interesting but nearly impossible to learn outside of Japan. (and even then it takes some doing.) I think there's a guy teaching it in San Diego but that's the only one I'm aware of in the entire U.S. You'd really have to dig pretty hard to find a teacher and they can be pretty picky.
Your best bet is Iaido which uses a blunt sword and covers most of the theory of technique. It's mostly one-man katas; though some schools like the Toyama-ryu do really cool shit like test cutting (cutting rolled up mats in half.)
FYI not the best exercise, though fun. :)
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