2011-01-30 19:48:00
The graphic to the left is used on the Kendo24 website, to advertise their equipment sets for beginners. I can't help but giggle ^_^
Anyway... A hundred euros (or 114 including shipping) gets me everything I'll need for my first few months of kendo training. A hakama (special pants), a gi (jacket), a shinai (bamboo dueling sword) and a bokken (wooden sword for kata). Oh, and a baggie to put the swords in. That's a pretty good deal, though obviously none of it will be of stellar quality. Still, a hundred bob is certainly manageable as a starting point!
Next up, I know it's not required and might be a bit weird, I'll write a short letter requesting our sensei to accept me as a student.
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Posted by Thomas
Haha! :)
Kendo gi and hakama are traditionally indigo blue, so that's a yes. But I doubt that I have enough of a poetic mind to spout Kuno's amount of nonsense. Besides, learning kendo itself is already hard enough. Poetry can come later :)
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2011-02-04 16:19:00
Posted by Nilton
Will it be blue? Like Tatewaki Kuno's?
Will you start spouting poetry?
Hey, sports! Always good!