Dumb Question number one

[caseyvill]

This will end up being part of a series of dumb questions as i try to learn everything.

What is the Writing just above the Tsuba in kanji and what does it mean?

thanks in advance
KC

[verissimus]

"Pointy end goes into opponent."

Actually I think it's just the manufacturer's name.

[Moonrise]

"This side towards enemy."

Iie. It's the manufacturer's name, in most cases, and maybe the name of the model.

[b8amack]

Depends on the shinai. They're usually model names, or budo bon mots that mask as model names.

Assuming you're talking about the same place I think you're talking about. Post a pic, and I'm sure many of the kanji nerds (of which I am one) will be happy to provide a translation.

[Kendoka]

Depends on the shinai. They're usually model names, or budo bon mots that mask as model names.

Assuming you're talking about the same place I think you're talking about. Post a pic, and I'm sure many of the kanji nerds (of which I am one) will be happy to provide a translation.

Yep .

[Raindrop]

If you take a picture if yours, there are plenty of Kanji-knowledgable entities on this forum that might be willing to help

[rfoxmich]

"Hast thou slain the jabberwock my son?"

[Big One]

Just a Japanese disclaimer said : "you no sue me"

[Tort-Speed]

Or, "the only dumb question is the one not asked."

[caseyvill]

Thanks for all the crazy suggestion ^^ and all the help

[Neil Gendzwill]

It reads "drink Coca-Cola".

PS Welcome to Kendo World. Are you with Manitoba Kendo Club or University of Winnipeg?

[caseyvill]

I'm at the U of W with Namba Sensei.
Its pretty great I've been there for about a month now.

And thanks for the welcoming^^

[Neil Gendzwill]

You're in good hands with Corie. Hope you're still around next fall so we can say hi at the Winnipeg seminar. Is Bryn still training with you guys?

[caseyvill]

Ya he is still there, real nice guy, him and Adam helped me out so much.


O and ill be there (and hopefully not suck still...)

[SDK]

Thanks for all the crazy suggestion ^^ and all the help

It is the tadayoshi shinai from Aoi. I have the same one, but it seems that they have changed the font slightly from the picture displayed on their website: http://www.budo-aoi.com/kendo/shinai/01_tadayoshi.asp.

Btw, I stopped by Aoi the other day with some friends to pick up some stuff and buy a new jissengata shinai, and was informed that a 30% increase in the shinai prices is right around the corner. They will only continue the prices they have now as long as the current stock lasts.