hey guys,
I was just curious as to where most of you guys go to purchase your bokken/bokuto?
Erik
hey guys,
I was just curious as to where most of you guys go to purchase your bokken/bokuto?
Erik
I carve my own out of century old boat oars at home. Its the only way to be sure its authentic.
I'm a super kendo slacker.
If you're looking to buy one, it'd be good to check with your sensei and sempai to see what they recommend. As for me, my first set (tachi and kodachi) was from Koei and I bought a second bokuto from E-bogu.Originally Posted by eriklane
I buy mine at bokkenshop.com
The bogu buying FAQ thread lists a whole bunch of places, any of those places are good. Of course, ask your sensei and sempai in your dojo first. I would stay away from the gift shops, even if it's Japanese. I bought mine from e-mudo.
Gordon
i bought my original at century martial arts years ago, but I have no idea where my current one came from.
you can always check e-bogu.com, e-mudo.com,
I remember some guy asking Liang Baiping what the philosphy of Taiji was. Baiping looked at him and said, "The philosophy of Taiji is to crash through to their center and kill them".
http://tozando.com
http://e-bogu.com
You are safe, as well as any of the links on this site really
just picked up a new bokken from e-bogu...the master white oak...it's great.. it was inexpensive and I got an email telling me it had arrived...went outside and sure enough there it was...quick and painless...ahhh....feels so good to swing a fine bokken again!
Mine are hand cut hickory from Kingfisher. Absolutely incredible.
I've bought shinai from e-bogu.com and http://boguzen.com. My bokuto was purchased 22 years ago from a martial arts store on Charles street in Baltimore.
Kim Taylor at SDK
Kingfisher Woodworks
Koryu Customs on Ebay
Dan Blizniak at Blizniaks Bokken
* will be ordering a few from bokkenshop.com soon
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