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**ebookinfo** · 08-19-2009, 10:51 AM

Wouldn't the shinai be too light for practice if it were only katana sized? Also as ender84567 points out, the longer shinai is more of a competitive advantage, the rules only state the 39 is the maximum length you must use for shiai. You can use a shorter one as long as it meets the minimum weight requirements, if I understand correctly.

08-19-2009, 10:51 AM	#3
ebookinfo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	Wouldn't the shinai be too light for practice if it were only katana sized? Also as ender84567 points out, the longer shinai is more of a competitive advantage, the rules only state the 39 is the maximum length you must use for shiai. You can use a shorter one as long as it meets the minimum weight requirements, if I understand correctly.
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