Buying kendo shinai PLEASE HELP!!

[kendosupernoob]

I just started kendo class, and teacher told me since I am left handed, I must buy left hand shinai. I have searched all kendo sites and can no find. Can someone please help me? Where can I buy left hand shinai?

[Ralutin]

I just started kendo class, and teacher told me since I am left handed, I must buy left hand shinai. I have searched all kendo sites and can no find. Can someone please help me? Where can I buy left hand shinai?

Try here:

http://www.leftorium.com/

Welcome to the forums and happy April 1st!

[kendosupernoob]

I dont understand? this shop in london has left hand shinai?

[Ralutin]

I dont understand? this shop in london has left hand shinai?

Okay, I'll play along...

What's the name of the shop and do you have a picture of said shinai or a weblink?

And who's your instructor/dojo?

[sirius1906]

You might want to look into left handed bogu while you are at it. You'll need it some day.

[MikeW]

Shinai (and bokuto) only differ by size and weight, not by left or right hand.

[cr720]

But this guy in the alley assured me I was buying a left-handed shinai! Are you to tell me he lied? He looked so clean and upstanding :D

[JByrd]

But this guy in the alley assured me I was buying a left-handed shinai! Are you to tell me he lied? He looked so clean and upstanding :D

Don't worry, he's legit. I've always been satisfied with Meat Hook's stuff.

[CH0ZEN]

What dojo are you training at and who is your instructor? Perhaps he was just pulling your leg in telling you to purchase a "left handed shinai".

[Moonrise]

Chozen, it's April 1st. The person's user name is "Kendo Super Noob," and they've got two posts. Put these together, and....

[jjcruiser]

Maybe people in other countries don't "celebrate" April 1st? I had never thought of it as an American holiday before exactly.

[b8amack]

I like that the flag was .AF for April Fool's. Was yesterday here. though, and they do celebrate it in other countries. A lot of the kids here seemed surprised that people celebrated it outside of Korea!

[cr720]

Now I'm curious to see who the poster really was, because I'm guessing it was one of the fine members here at KW.

[Inner_Silence]

there are no left handed shinai.

kendo is te same for left or right handed

[sirius1906]

there are no left handed shinai.

kendo is te same for left or right handed

A little late to the party? :D

[Ralutin]

there are no left handed shinai.

kendo is te same for left or right handed

T'was an April Fools troll...nothing more to see here, move along.