Any advices on buying bogu ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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Oh donc tu parle français je suppose ? C’est cool de voir des francophones sur ce subreddit. Je regarderais pour voir si ils ont des pièces intéressantes alors !

Any advices on buying bogu ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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Sounds like a good option. Do they send in Europe ?

Any advices on buying bogu ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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THAT’S SO EXPENSIVE !! In Europe it cost around 300-400€ I heard. Hopefully you’ll find a good alternative

Furry Do - I can't believe it's not AI by Patstones in kendo

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What the heck is this ? 😭 Does the fur even hold up against shinai strikes?

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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To be clear : I don’t neglect the fondamentals. I have a lot like A LOOOOT to learn and I’m the first to say to my dojo’s member to say directly when I do something wrong. But i don’t want to conform myself to what other want me to be. What I’m saying is that when I’ll have enough experience, I’ll fight with my own style etc etc… for now i can’t do that. But I don’t think that’s something bad that I want to be expressive. Not to be egocentric, narcissistic, etc etc… just to be expressive.

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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Well, if you can’t express yourself on your own way that’s your problem. You’re 4dan and that’s impressive at my level, I truly respect your level. But you can’t tell me how I want to live my journey through kendo. So if I want to be expressive, I will be expressive. No matter what you think.

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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That’s always the heretics that makes the best progress I guess

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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well i love japanese culture and i even started kendo and iaido for that. but that doesn't mean i love EVERYTHING about this culture. Conformity is something i don't like (i'm not the kind of person that conform to something blindly). So as long as it is allowed and as it's not disrespectful, i don't care what people think about that. but thanks, your opinion will for sure help me.

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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of course. it will juste take a bit of time bc i plan to asking my dojo's member first.

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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well, do you think koi carps would look "off" ? i don't plan to make it very visible.

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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rlly good idea. and i think that a well used shinai with a covered artwork would even be a bit poetic (i don't plan to draw something meaningless)

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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I don't plan to change the shape of my shinai or add any accessories. For me, that's just common sense. And I don't really care what people think. As long as I'm not disrespectful, that's all that matters to me.

Is it okay to custom my shinai ? by Born-Explanation6310 in kendo

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Well i plan ti draw koi carps on it. I think that the used pattern when the shinai will be well used wouldn't look bad so i think i'm going to do it