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Lloromannic
15th January 2005, 04:48 AM
Yesterday I recieved an e-mail from Tozando announcing the opening of a new store, http://kendo-bogu.com/ (http://kendo-bogu.com/)
Good Grades make my father happy and his wallet loose so I will probably buy the 2mm set this week or the next one. I'll post a review when I get it.
DCPan
15th January 2005, 05:05 AM
I got that e-mail too.

Why are they opening an additional store?

It's kind of like the whole iaito with Tozando vs. Nishijin...both belong to Tozando...so why the different store front?

:wink:
Munnin
15th January 2005, 05:25 AM
Well one is in Yen the other in Dollars so I would suspect they are gearing the storefronts to different audiences.
Akechi
15th January 2005, 07:58 AM
I received that mail too.

I agree that's a specific store for international customers. The prices also differ from the original store. I noticed that they don't sell shinais here. Only bogus and clothing. Some of the he prices are a nice surprise. I hope that the quallity of the products doesn't suffer from that.
Lloromannic
15th January 2005, 10:49 AM
It's kind of like the whole iaito with Tozando vs. Nishijin...both belong to Tozando...so why the different store front?

Perhaps Tozando intends to become the Time-Warner of Bogu shops.
Either way the prices are nice and, hey, nothing says class like animated GIFs
streetcleaner
15th January 2005, 03:32 PM
1000$ for the 2mm bogu with syntetic doh??? why dont you people just bouth what you want from koei or e-bogu? tozando is very much overpriced imo
streetcleaner
15th January 2005, 06:40 PM
sorry, wrong first impression. prices are god
meow
15th January 2005, 06:59 PM
Also the shipping costs to europe are a killing factor.
tantadi
19th January 2005, 04:11 PM
You have to be a bit careful with that new store. Because I was "Visa shopping" for a new keikogi the other night, and guess what happened: First I decided to get a keikogi from kendo-bogu.com. I got so far as to nearly paying with my Visa through PayPal. The message was that the order wouldn't be processed unless I paid. Then I changed my mind (I'm a woman..) and bought a cheaper gi from somewhere else. But now I got a mail from kendo-bogu.com that says that I have to pay, and the keikogi is shipped. This is the first time I've actually bought something without paying for it first. I have paid for it now, because sending it back will probably cost as much, totally. So I think that kendo-bogu.com should leave a message somewhere how ordering and payment actually works.

So now I have two new keikogis--guess I have to practise even harder to justify my shopping...
Commander
19th January 2005, 05:36 PM
they seem like good prices, but the shipping is a bit on the expensive side
tantadi
19th January 2005, 05:48 PM
they seem like good prices, but the shipping is a bit on the expensive sideNot for me, they charge the same as the korean shops. About 32USD for shipping a keikogi. E-bogu on the other hand, charges 45USD.
Commander
19th January 2005, 10:44 PM
thats pretty cheap for a #8000 hakama though eh? :)
Commander
20th January 2005, 05:26 AM
Any thoughts on the #8000 hakama, im thinking about purchasing it :)


Thank ya
Hai_hai
20th January 2005, 05:30 AM
... I'll post a review when I get it.
Ooo, if their service level is the same, you can expect to get in a couple of months.
Commander
20th January 2005, 05:38 AM
bloody hell, thats a bit long eh?
Hai_hai
20th January 2005, 11:50 AM
bloody hell, thats a bit long eh?
Yes it is. I waited one month for a keiko-gi and hakama.
tantadi
20th January 2005, 02:30 PM
It only took 3-4 days last time I ordered from Tozando...I'll see how it goes this time.
Yo...osh!
20th January 2005, 04:38 PM
On their website for bogu it says 4-6 weeks for production...what the?? Does it really take that long for a machine made?

Also, does anyone know their shipping fees for bogu? Doesn't seem to say on on the site.
Yo...osh!
20th January 2005, 04:44 PM
Oh oops...that's for larger built people I take it. Sorry
2005 combo
21st January 2005, 01:10 AM
Hi,

I decided to buy my first bogu set. After Extensive Reasearch and high Recommendations, I decided to Buy my Bogu from www.sehyun.com - here are my reasons.

My recommendations were from a fifth dan Japanese kendoka.

I checked out the folowing sites:
www.ninecircles.co.uk
www.chiba-budogu.com
www.e-bogu.com
www.e-modu.com
www.ebay.com - which had good looking deals for Australia
www.sehyun.com
The sehyun prices were very reasonable compared to the other sites.

The sehyun 1.2 Bu handstiched general set(the colour of stiching I got to choose.), was only £450 all in, easily half the price of most of the other sets, on the wesites I checked. Lots of experienced kendoka/referees/sensei inspected the bogu. The remarked on the fine Bogu, and the good price. The bogu sets started at around £200. I even got a free leather imitation carry bag, and head scarf.

I had to pay via transfer, through my bank. And I recieved my bogu within a week.

I tested the set at the Irish national shiai, and in practice, It was quality. and very comfortable. I never felt hurt, even when faced with the aggressive, all out, tense style, of one of the kendoka in Eireland.

I dont rule out the quality of the bogu at other websites, but I can recommend the value and quality of sehyun.

I hope this article is of some use to any kendoka out there.

Regards Combo 2005