Marking Kendo-gear (bogu and shinai/bokuto)

[Kuma]

Yeah, again, this has all been covered here, guys. Just a page or two back. I would recommend reading a thread entirely before beginning to rehash points already covered within that thread.

[sminch]

apologies - must've missed it, which will learn me for skimming threads on the sly while at work...

sminch

[Jiyoui]

yea no kidding, heck i didn't realize that this was 4, now 5 freakin pages long, who bumped this thing...

[Kuma]

No need for apologies, folks. It's good to see more new members. I'm still new here myself, but I can attest that the sempai here will teach you quite a lot, both about the forum and kendo in general.

Welcome to KW.

[katana217]

I see some of the sempai uses both kanji and english name on their zekken,
so as long as the zekken can let others to know how to address you, than should be fine~

[katana217]

(軍)is a very precise translation for Gunnar, like it! i was also thinking how about (轟)? means the sound of boom~ just another suggestion~
anyhow, i dont' think katakana or kanji names make any big differences, the purpose of putting name on zekken is for others to know who you are after putting on the men. that's it.
so it doesn't really matter for me(personal prefrence) cheers~

[groms]

(?)is a very precise translation for Gunnar, like it! i was also thinking how about (?)? means the sound of boom~ just another suggestion~
anyhow, i dont' think katakana or kanji names make any big differences, the purpose of putting name on zekken is for others to know who you are after putting on the men. that's it.
so it doesn't really matter for me(personal prefrence) cheers~

Hi,
Thanks for the input. What does the first kanji mean, and how is it pronounced/translated? As for zekken, mine now has club name in kanji on top, first name in katakana in the middle, and last name in romanji at the bottom. And I´ve marked my shinai and bokuto with katakana, using a soldering iron. It works, looks good. Katakana definately looks more right than romanji, anyway. And for those who question the point of marking the gear; on a seminar this weekend, there was a bit of "hey, which one is mine?" when shinai and bokuto where lined up against the wall (especially with the bokuto). I didn´t have that problem now
Three cheers for small pleasures.

[Kuma]

Where did you end up marking the shinai, groms? On the bamboo itself or on the tsuka-gawa?

[groms]

I marked it on the bamboo, right above the tsuba, on the left side. The same with the bokuto, although I saw a bit later that my sensei´s bokuto is marked on the left side, in the middle of tsuka. Seeing that, I expect that is more "correct", but noone has commented on it negatively yet, so I guess it´s allright.

[Anime12478]

For me, it doesn't really matter whether or not I use my first or last name. People who don't know me can't really tell the difference, lol. I have my last name on my Zekken, but some people do get confused when I tell them my first name.

[katana217]

Hi,
Thanks for the input. What does the first kanji mean, and how is it pronounced/translated? As for zekken, mine now has club name in kanji on top, first name in katakana in the middle, and last name in romanji at the bottom. And I´ve marked my shinai and bokuto with katakana, using a soldering iron. It works, looks good. Katakana definately looks more right than romanji, anyway. And for those who question the point of marking the gear; on a seminar this weekend, there was a bit of "hey, which one is mine?" when shinai and bokuto where lined up against the wall (especially with the bokuto). I didn´t have that problem now
Three cheers for small pleasures.

hey~ the meaning of the first kanji = military (both in chinese or japanese) and in chinese(cantonese) is gwaan. in japanese is guen~ thank about it dude, why not use it as a nickname or something in the dojo

[katana217]

sorry, i mean "think" about it, not thank about it, typo