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I'm planning to join the Mine club soon. Just wondering what accent thread did you get for your bogu. I just want to something subtle. Is your black or navy blue?

I've been using Sankei Gold Zen Keiko gi and hakama for over a year and have been really satisfied with the quality. The indigo dye has slight magenta tint compare to my other Ki which is quite a lot...

Your mengane must be made of steel. And salt residue from your sweat would've casued the rust. Why don't you try one of those rust removal stuff that you can buy from hard ware store. I would...

I've got the eguchi's fumitake seiran. It is single weaved and has the special fast dry material inside. You need to set the dye by soaking in vinegar and salt water.
Mine bleeded lots of indigo and...

I've got a similar one made by fumitake. It ls light weight and absorbs sweat fast but the inner poly type material tends to stick to my skin and sometimes it feels little bit uncomfortable. And it...

I watched the film last night but wasn't really impressed. The fighting scene was pretty good but I think it was a bit overdone, especially, he takes quite serious sword cuts few times but just kept...

Well, I'd recommend to go for the Basic one. Based on the info on the Tozando website, only difference between those two bogu seems to be only the material they used on ago(chin guard) and knucle...

Those strings are to hold pleats together as other people mentioned. I'd recommend to check if the hakama is right size for you before you remove them. Once you remove them, you won't be able to...

If you have a well fitting men, your face should fit comfortably around 'Uchiwa'?(the ring shaped padding inside men). However, if your forehead and chin is not reaching 'Ten chi'(half circle shape...

I've got a same type of do(yamato do) and had succefully stretched the width by placing a stick(longer than the width of my do) inside and leavinng it in the sun for a while. You need to do it little...

One of my friend kendoka wears bogu inherited from his grand father. He is one of the finest kendoka I've ever seen but also it is interesting to watch how people get impressed by him walking...

If I'm correct, I believe the Tada Jissen is the same bogu as Hakodo A-1. I only bought a A-1 men to rotate with my other men for frequent training. A-1 men is a great men, light weight, comfortable...

Bogu Review
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Vendor: Samshin
Manufacturer: Samshin (Korea)
Model/Stitching: 1.2bu 910 (duralumin mengane-later changed with titanium during reconstruction for monomi repostioning)...

You can have your men reconstructed. Chiba bogu and some Korean bogu shops offer the service but it is costly as you will need to pay for the shipment as well.

I've been using my old plastic shelving stand to store and dry my bogu recently and it seems to be working great. It is one of those plastic shelving stand with lots of holes on the shelve so my men...

My pleasure Binni,
Good to hear that you've got the upgrade. They are very generous indeed. I got lots of bonus stuff when I bought my bogu too.
Just curious about your machine stitched bogu. Is...

Thanks for all the advice. Cycling sounds good to do while I can't do the full kendo training. I'll definately come and join training with beginners so it will be another good opportunity for me to...

http://220.111.34.145/hayakawa/gazou/naginata_kensaku_pictures.php4?SYUHINMOKU=NAW&HINBAN=NK3

If you meant kote like above link, it is kote for naganata, not for kendo.

Hi guys!! Thanks so much for everyone's concern. It is only fracutred so I'm sure it won't take long to recover. My doctor said a few weeks but I'm sure I can come to training for light training in...

I've heard many female kenshi having problem with ill fitting problem with standard do.
You could stretch do by placing a stick inside do and leave it for a while so you can wear do lower. I own a...

Everything was going great. 3-4times training. Steady improvement of Kendo. Couldn't believe a missed tsuki on my doh (mune part) would fracture a rib. It started as only little bit of pain on my...

I'm not sure when exactly the movie is made but it must've been made pretty recently.
It is not a kind of full on sword fighting stuff but I enjoyed watching it. I won't tell you the story as it...

As someone else mentioned before, if it is prepared by Tozando, I'm sure it is fine to use it straight away but extra sanding will keep the shinai from free of splinters for sake of other people's...

Based on my experience, Burwood dojang is one of the best Kumdo dojangs in Australia. Master Song's training is hard but he has produced many fine kumdo people and I really respect him. Well, I...

I've first heard about Shinsengumi from my wife and got me interested in them. I've seen a document about the Ikedaya and this programme was trying to reveal how they excuted
the raid with such a...