[IamRobot]

Amatsuda sensei


I got their paper catalog about three or four months ago and there were many more types of embroidery available. Mail the guy there and ask for his catalog or state *very clearly* what you want, b/c he sometimes is a little confuse to deal with.

[Barryrich]

Well

I have some stuff from Kendoshop. The 'deluxe kendoshop uniform' kendogi is very nice. The Hakama is not.

The 'general uniform' is very very good for the price and I recommend it to all beginners in our club. Even I have one of those 15 U$ poly hakama and it's very nice for Iai, since it does not stick to the floor like cotton and and I don't have to mind rubbing my U$150 cotton hakama on the floor.

Their tenugui are not good, except the japanese ones. The rest of the accessories are the same that are sold by japanese stores. Some of the guys here bought their shinai but didn't like it at all.

In sum, I would not buy itens such as kote and men from them, It's best to best possible quality on these since they're so much more demanded than do or tare. Otherwise, you have to keep the price vs quality perspective in mind.

[amotoustict]

I always purchase from Kendoshop. I most recently purchased a new set of 2.5mm bogu and it is very good quality. Most of my club also buys from Kendoshop and we have never had a problem with them. The prices are great too.

I admit that there are probably places that have better quality but if you go looking for that be prepared to dish out at least twice the price.

[replicamuse]

Fellas - I heard that Kendoshop.com is a budo supplies manufacturer, and therefore does not need to mark-up its merchandise, unlike wholesalers and retailers. (ie e-Bogu.com)

Hence the good prices...

[Ekrbcbvh]

Over the years I have used or examined bougu from many manufacturers including kendoshop. Their bougu is definitely decent and I would even say that is it equal to or better than the other Korean makers. Yes, their prices are quite fair, I have a feeling that they may OEM most of the Korean made bougu.

[Kotyara]

JSchmidt: are you sure the quality of kendoshop.com wares is comparable to Sehyun? Indeed, kendoshop sources out of Korea, but their prices, like Meng said, are good cause for suspicion. Not to mention their web site is somewhat buggy.

Meng - if I were you I'd stick to Moribudo (that's where you got your last bogu order, right?). Otherwise, go with Tozando or e-Bogu.com. Eguchi isn't bad either. They're no bargain basement like Kendoshop, but you'll get what you pay for.

[GillTeepbew]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has bought a bogu from http://www.kendoshop.com ?


What are your comments on their gear?

Is it good?

I was just looking at their prices and I can't believe it, like 500 bucks for a 2mm set?

Any comments anyone?

Meng

[OgrGlgHu]

Their products are very similar to Sehyun's. A couple of people from our club got their armor from there, so while I can't endorse it personally, I wouldnt hesitate ordering from there.

Jakob

[sXVUOUVC]

I paid about £500 (~$650) for my 2.5mm 'deluxe' bogu from Sehyun, including express air shipping and they too, used to have a cheaper 2mm option. The bogu's my fellow clubmember bought looks very similar in quality to what I have.
My reasoning is: If you want machine stitched, buy Korean, handmade, then buy Japanese.
Or, of course, you could pay twice the price for a Japanese machinestiched armor, made in Korea ;D.

Jakob

[GinaIsWild]

Kendoshop's Items are quite cheap, and they sell Korean made. I own a set from them and I had tried some from Japan boguo shop as well. the real difference is really material used to make them. For things made from kendoshop, you find their cotton is alot more stiff than those made in Japan. And the Men is using some heavier metal (even though both claims to be usingduranium). Well, the price you pay is what you get. But if I have the money, I would buy it from Japan.

I think the main concern is the service. because I bought mine in Singapore, so in another, I had to get it through teh ditributor in singapore. What concern me, I had afew nightmare with kendoshop items. Shinai breaks on the 1st training...... Men too big, Hakama too long, etc etc ...... (all because the distributor claims it should be OK, etc etc etc)


PS - The Asia Pacific/Australia region's sole ditributor is situated in Singapore.

[Seasmillets]

I am using a few of e-bogu’s koban shinai at the moment there really good
Nice think bamboo and amazing balance they feel as light as a feather
I would recommend trying them, damn good service from them too, my order got messed up they sent it to England instead of Florida, so they fedxed my next order to me with in 48hrs they offered to replace the first order too :>
(hmm this sounds like a big plug for them)

[juspimoubbodo]

I have a question for those who have purchased from kendoshop......

It appears that Kendoshop is currently holding a sale and their prices are relatively attractive right now. I was thinking about purchasing a cheap 2.5mm or 3.0mm machine stitched men and maybe the discounted 60 Bamboo Do for practice.

Looking at their embroidery (mune for Men and Do), it looks like they only have 6 choices. Can you just request them to do the Men Ago and Do Mune in plain white,black,red, or blue stitching?

Here's an example of the Ago (chin guard) and Mune style/embroidery that I want: Tozando's 1.0 bu Zen Hou. http://tozando.com/eng/kendo/zh.html

Just a simple bogu without any flash.

Can anyone tell me if they offer this style? Even though the bogu will be for practice only, I really don't like the checkerboard, rainbow, or the octogon styles....

Any feedback would be appreciated.


amatsuda
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/sjkendo