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jcpr
2nd March 2004, 08:39 PM
Hello:

I was training with my sensei and he lent me his shinai. It's a monster!!

He brought it with him from Japan. It's not a 39 but a 41. It's much heavier than mine.

I would like to buy one for me, for training arm strenght, but I can't find one for sale on the internet, and neither I nor my sensei have any plans to go to Japan on the short term.

Does anyone know any online store that sells them?
moetl
2nd March 2004, 08:49 PM
It's not a 39 but a 41. It's much heavier than mine.why don't you buy a training shinai? maybe one like that: http://kendoshop.com/eshop/...=catedetail (http://kendoshop.com/eshop/index.php?mode=subdetail&num=74&flag=catedetail)
this one has 1,5kg - is that heavy enough for you? ;)
btw i don't recommend buying from kendoshop here - it's just the website that came first to my mind.
Wout
2nd March 2004, 08:53 PM
isn't that just fir suburi's, I don't see how you can do any waza with, nor would the motodachi look forward to getting hit.
maybe seme would be easier, cause you can creat one hell of a center with it :D
moetl
2nd March 2004, 08:55 PM
...for training arm strenght...i think he would like to get a shinai for suburi
streetcleaner
2nd March 2004, 11:05 PM
why anyone interested in such a thing like 1,5 kg shinai? isn't it just for cool looking? why not use traditional suburito or tanrenbo?
jcpr
3rd March 2004, 01:22 AM
traditional suburito or tanrenbo
What are these?
jcpr
3rd March 2004, 01:29 AM
why don't you buy a training shinai? maybe one like that: http://kendoshop.com/eshop/...=catedetail (http://kendoshop.com/eshop/index.php?mode=subdetail&num=74&flag=catedetail)
this one has 1,5kg - is that heavy enough for you? ;)
btw i don't recommend buying from kendoshop here - it's just the website that came first to my mind.I believe you misunderstood what that item is:wink: .

It's a pack of 6 shinais, for a total of 1,5 kg's (that's 250 gr. each).

EDIT: Hum... sorry, maybe I am the one who is wrong.... I'll send a mail today to clear this out
jfluh9
3rd March 2004, 01:49 AM
Hey jcpr,

A suburito is a bokuto (wooden katana) that is much larger, and so it is used to build strength during suburi. :wink:
Wout
3rd March 2004, 09:30 PM
I think the '6 parts' means it has 6 takés
moetl
3rd March 2004, 10:36 PM
I think the '6 parts' means it has 6 takésyup, think so too. quote kendoshop.com: "Because it is made by 6 pcs of bamboo, it is heavier than others. So it is helpful to strengthen your arm¡¯s power."