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**Nafheense** · 02-12-2006, 07:00 AM

Don't worry about the equipment yet. You shouldnt need it for awhile.
Get started, then buy you own shinai (cheap one will do).
After a few months, you might want to get a hakama (the pleated split skirt) and the keiko-gi (the top).
As for armor, when you get to that, you can usually start out borrowing dojo armor and then start to look into getting your own. You're probably, at that stage, looking at at least $400 for a cheap korean made one., but I wouldnt worry about that yet.

Cheers,

Jakob

02-12-2006, 07:00 AM	#4
Nafheense Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	Gear for a Beginner Don't worry about the equipment yet. You shouldnt need it for awhile. Get started, then buy you own shinai (cheap one will do). After a few months, you might want to get a hakama (the pleated split skirt) and the keiko-gi (the top). As for armor, when you get to that, you can usually start out borrowing dojo armor and then start to look into getting your own. You're probably, at that stage, looking at at least $400 for a cheap korean made one., but I wouldnt worry about that yet. Cheers, Jakob
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