My wrist/forearm area, a little under my tricep, kneecap area. and I was thinking of purchasing the M-K9 Antibacterial Kote from Moribudogu. And I found out out the kote that allow your hands to " breathe". It was the kote from the Tada Jissen Bogu set on Eguchi. I would go for the chibabogu but its way out of my budget. The M-K9 is around 15,000 yen i believe. So it all comes down to in Kote matters: -M-K9 Antibacterial Kote -Tada Jissen ( kote only ) from Eguchi.net, which allows your hands to "breathe" - or that chibabogu kote that you have mentioned . Also Im defintely gonna look into : -Fumitake Keikogi from Eguchi which absorbs moisture - Deodarant spray which kills bacteria and odor. - And maybe in the future , moribudogu Bogu, since their bogu have antibacterial material. I think its either the sweat tahts causing this rash, or the bacteria. But I have a feeling its the sweat, since when I first started Kendo and I didnt have bogu, my wrist, hand area were fine, but as I wore kote and started to sweat in it, the rash appeared there. But who knows it could be bacteria also. So I`m going to be safe and try as many treatments and alternatives I can. I dont want to quit kendo cause of this dang problem