Japanese swordfighting
Practice Bokuto with Saya!
I found a site that sells wooden Bokuto with a Saya!
These are so cool!
Take a look!
Katana:
Wakizashi:
The Bokuto come complete with a Saya and Sageo.
(You can even pick the Sageo color. :D )
Sageo come in black, blue, red, cream and brown
I feel these would be a great addition to the class as they would feel more like holding a real sword. Students could also practice sword drawing and sheathing techniques effectively with a Saya. Also beginning level students would be able to learn proper Saya and Sageo handling techniques without all the inherent dangers in handling a real sword.
They have them for sale here about halfway down the page:
http://www.nukitsuke.com/?page_id=41
I feel these would be very useful in practicing Kata that involve sword drawing and sheathing.
From Nukitsuke to Chiburi and Nohtoh these could become invaluable learning tools.
I'm Buying one :D
But I'm keeping my old Bokuto in the new Saya.
These are so cool!
Take a look!
Katana:
Wakizashi:
The Bokuto come complete with a Saya and Sageo.
(You can even pick the Sageo color. :D )
Sageo come in black, blue, red, cream and brown
I feel these would be a great addition to the class as they would feel more like holding a real sword. Students could also practice sword drawing and sheathing techniques effectively with a Saya. Also beginning level students would be able to learn proper Saya and Sageo handling techniques without all the inherent dangers in handling a real sword.
They have them for sale here about halfway down the page:
http://www.nukitsuke.com/?page_id=41
I feel these would be very useful in practicing Kata that involve sword drawing and sheathing.
From Nukitsuke to Chiburi and Nohtoh these could become invaluable learning tools.
I'm Buying one :D
But I'm keeping my old Bokuto in the new Saya.
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Permalink Reply by rawnshah on
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Hey thanks! Nice find. I wonder if it weighs about the same. The one I have now with a saya is too flimsy to use for anything other than individual training. It'd snap if I hit anything with it, but then I didn't expect much for $25.
I'll email these folks to see what they charge and what it weighs.
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Arendt on -
How did it turn out?
The Saya are made out of PVC so they should be able to take a beating. :D
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Tameshigiri.com - where we get goza. The ordering and shipping process are given.
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Battodo Ryuseiken in Japan. Also a partial site in english.
The Kodenkan of Tucson
The UofA Ryuseiken Battodo on the ASUA site
Tameshigiri.com - where we get goza. The ordering and shipping process are given.
Hanwei/Paul Chen swords
The Knighthawk Armoury builds some interesting realistic looking goshinken. They're expensive but they claim to be pretty durable (not yet tested by us).
Folding a Hakama the proper way
Woodall's Custom Workshop makes nice cutting stands for tameshigiri.
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