if you remove all the "flash" of any particular bogu, it's important to keep in mind that you get what you pay for in terms of quality materials...
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Sorry for this stupid question, but I've recently come across this term "rengi" ... I did see this mentioned in another thread (from 2007?!?), but I...
I've had 10+ rounds for a shodan shinsa, which took about an hour, but that was in a different art where shodan is not a beginners grade. Total exam...
Scott -- I've got the same beni-tame dodai from ebogu.. Needless to say, I was shocked when I opened it because i thought they'd accidentally sent me...
"Although it is quite all right to view Kendo in the light of physical exercise and character cultivation, if one forgets the primary role of Bujutsu, one will not be able to comprehend the true meaning of Kendo."