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**ElenaEvgeevna** · 03-01-2006, 08:00 AM

Hi, all. Well, I've had the same bokken for nearly four years, and it's starting to crack a bit (read katas 4, 5, 6, but especially 5), so I'd like to get a new one.

Now, I'm gonna maybe ask for a nice custom-made one for Christmas. But until then: at the local martial arts supply store, the owner has them all in a big box for you to select, and there are some regular red-oak colored ones, brown ones, but also some black ones.

What do you think would be the impact of showing up for testing or kata practice with a black bokken? Is it ostentatious? Does it send out a bad signal, like, "I want to be a ninja?"

Also, is it painted, and would said paint start flaking off?

My first bokken was $10, and it has served me well!

03-01-2006, 08:00 AM	#8
ElenaEvgeevna Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 575 Senior Member	Black bokken Hi, all. Well, I've had the same bokken for nearly four years, and it's starting to crack a bit (read katas 4, 5, 6, but especially 5), so I'd like to get a new one. Now, I'm gonna maybe ask for a nice custom-made one for Christmas. But until then: at the local martial arts supply store, the owner has them all in a big box for you to select, and there are some regular red-oak colored ones, brown ones, but also some black ones. What do you think would be the impact of showing up for testing or kata practice with a black bokken? Is it ostentatious? Does it send out a bad signal, like, "I want to be a ninja?" Also, is it painted, and would said paint start flaking off? My first bokken was $10, and it has served me well!
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