Xmas buy—Amazon Katana vs. Paul Chen
What panic buying for Christmas? The big festival is approaching threateningly. Haven’t thought of a present for yourself yet? How about a cheap katana for cutting exercises? Can you quickly …
Equipment
$700 Aliexpress Katana — A real Katana from China?
Cheap sword purchase with the same benefit? Anyone who comes up with the idea of buying a real katana from Japan will be impressed by the extreme prices. If you …
Tameshigiri virtual
Training without exertion? This is possible if you have the right game (Project ShibaInu) at home. No more lang journeys to the dojo, no more annoying teacher comments — sounds …
How to Put Iaido clothes on properly
Put on Iaido clothes — complete guide Warakiri Battosai‹ (= swordsman slashing straw) shows in several steps how to put on Iaido clothing correctly. Unfortunately the following movie is in …
Folding your Hakama
Put your hakama back together right after training. Tossed together in the pocket it quickly leads to a crumpled appearance. From the large number of instruction films I recommend the …
Buy perfect Bokken
As a beginner you get a wooden sword (bokken) pressed into your hand and can work out your first sore muscles. If you want more you need your own piece …
Perfect sword length
My first Iaito. All Iaidokas remember buying their first Iaito. Then you really entered the ranks of swordsmen. The training gets serious. Sure, a Bokken (wooden sword) is a respectable …