Just to clarify, it's a duraluminum IBB men. Check out www.moribudo.co.jp and check out their low-end "hygenic" bogu sets. They come with IBB duraluminum.Originally Posted by samurai999
I will give a shameless plug. It's worth getting IBB duraluminum 5mm men from Mori Budo.
Black Belt from the Karate Institute of Karate
I'm just curious, how often has anybody seen or heard of a MENGANE breaking, or cracking during a practice or match?
Mengane will not break from a shinai. No matter how many times you try. Its like battling a Lion vs a little puppy. The Mengane will only break if you dont treat it with respect , for example, throwing it on the ground, hitting it with something besides a shinai, and other things that are not nessesary. Its not like a shinai, it wont just " break", unless you do something to it. Anyways I could be wrong, so lets hear other's opinions.
on my good bogu my mengane is the IBB All-Titanium one from chibabogu.
(actually, i wasnt 100% sure until i checked the website (http://www.chibabogu.com/catalog/inf...php?info_id=18) and saw that there is an IBB mark on the mengane... i *just* looked at mine now and there it was: IBB.)
anyway, my men feels *much* heavier than my other old one.... and, after using it for almost 2 years now, i would say that i would probably pick a lighter men over a heavier one, despite the material used. im not a big guy with a bull-dog neck, so it probably wasnt the right choice for me.
the men is excellent though (just heavy).
You should be happy that there is even a bogushop in your country...
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- Eddie Izzard
Or their "special price" Men M-M5 seems like the same form the 5 mm set and at 13 650 yen it is the very best you can get for that kind of money. IMO.
"The stillness within stillness is not the true stillness (as in meditation), the true stillness is within motion." Lao-Tsu
oh ic. I didn't know IBB sold duralumin mengane.. Thought it was only Titanium..
now i know.. and knowing is half the battle..
Tim
Fall down 7 times, get up 8.
-Some old dude.
You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever--because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well- worn path, and that will make all the difference.
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I think the aluminum alloy mengane don't hold up well to mengane-mengane contact - so people who do rough tiatari may need the titanium.Mengane will not break from a shinai. No matter how many times you try. Its like battling a Lion vs a little puppy. The Mengane will only break if you dont treat it with respect , for example, throwing it on the ground, hitting it with something besides a shinai, and other things that are not nessesary. Its not like a shinai, it wont just " break", unless you do something to it. Anyways I could be wrong, so lets hear other's opinions.
That, and titanium is such a cool metal.
Hank.
Jason W.
Doshikai Acton
Ok.... IBB All-Titanium is out of my list since it is much heavier.
Chuen Yee
Yeah IBB-Titanium should be really heavy... but IBB Duralumin should be ok I believe. Is Moribudogu the only supplier that features this " IBB" ?
But, because it is better balanced, it doesn't feel as heavy.
Put it back on your list.
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Please read the posts before!
Tim
Fall down 7 times, get up 8.
-Some old dude.
You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever--because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well- worn path, and that will make all the difference.
-Steve Jobs, Stanford c/o 2005 commencement ceremony.
Sooo true. We have some ppl here in the feds i have been in leading with the head during taiatari. I have stood straight and have even tried leaning back a bit during taiatari as an experiment and they still whack my mengane... It sucks... I have seen cracked duralumin mengane. Mine (IBB titanium) has dents in it.
Tim
Fall down 7 times, get up 8.
-Some old dude.
You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever--because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well- worn path, and that will make all the difference.
-Steve Jobs, Stanford c/o 2005 commencement ceremony.
Actually, there is a place in San Jose that sells bogu and other kendo supplies. Whether it is a "good bogu shop" or not, I don't know. However they were at last Sunday's Kihon Taikai in San Jose, and also at the NCKF Summer Camp, and I believe at the San Jose Kendo Dojo Taikai this year as well. I believe their name is Seyhun, or something like that (anyone who knows this place, please feel free to correct me). I have their card in my bogu bag, but it's at home right now.
That being said, I do like the quality and service I get from eguchi. As has been mentioned before, Lisa and the rest of the staff are very customer-oriented and kendo knowledgeable. If you don't want to drive down to LA/Torrance (especially with gas crossing the $3/gallon threshold), I imagine they'll be at the NCKF championship taikai on September 25 in San Jose.
Good luck,
RC_Kenshi
Thanks guys, I know IBB has good balance but I'm more worried about whether my neck can support such weight. I don't have strong neck and each time eventhough I did my taiatary correctly (body not head), if my opponent push real hard my head will go forward. Kind of like those experiences in a car crash where your head go forward and your body still stick to the seat due to seatbelts?
Chuen Yee
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