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**WUlcN1Rz** · 09-02-2010, 07:04 AM

The Bogou gear was second hand but only used once from eBay, so it's still as new, lucky enough for me the guy was the same height and build as me and everything fitted correctly, through the men seems a little tight, but never wearing one, not sure if thats ok or not, we allowed to wear our armour in our last day of our training when we get to used what we learn and as they say "bash each other over their heads" but that's 8-12 weeks away once training starts, but for the £103, I couldn't resist not buying it when the same version costs £400!

Did your sensei give you permission to buy bogu as well as hakama and keikogi yet? One thing about kendo is that it's always best to ask your Sensei about it first before shelling out any money.

Ah zanshin, sounds like a good idea from reading about it, I kinda understood the idea about it beforehand, but it becomes a lot cleaner in the mind when someone explains it, thank you.

Not only is it a good idea, it's required and is an essential part of kendo. Without it, you're just prancing around whacking someone with a stick.

09-02-2010, 07:04 AM	#6
WUlcN1Rz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	The Bogou gear was second hand but only used once from eBay, so it's still as new, lucky enough for me the guy was the same height and build as me and everything fitted correctly, through the men seems a little tight, but never wearing one, not sure if thats ok or not, we allowed to wear our armour in our last day of our training when we get to used what we learn and as they say "bash each other over their heads" but that's 8-12 weeks away once training starts, but for the £103, I couldn't resist not buying it when the same version costs £400! Did your sensei give you permission to buy bogu as well as hakama and keikogi yet? One thing about kendo is that it's always best to ask your Sensei about it first before shelling out any money. Ah zanshin, sounds like a good idea from reading about it, I kinda understood the idea about it beforehand, but it becomes a lot cleaner in the mind when someone explains it, thank you. Not only is it a good idea, it's required and is an essential part of kendo. Without it, you're just prancing around whacking someone with a stick.
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