Wednesday, December 31, 2014

kansai vs kanto

How to tie the men?

We have 2 options, kansai or kanto.
Whats the difference?


Kansai style:

The men himo (8 shaku long) are attached by one single piece of leather at the top of the mengane.





Kanto style:

The men himo (7 shaku long) are attached by two leather pieces at the "cheeks" of the mengane.




Thursday, December 11, 2014

asymmetrical kote

Yesterday,
as I packed my bogu bag after keiko, a question entered my mind.

"Why are kote designed the same for each hand?"

Sunday, December 7, 2014

All Japan Pitch nemesis kote - review

These are the most paradox kote ever, wow...

Nemesis, a name that screams business.
The Nemesis gear is (better said was) the 100% shiai dedicated bogu line from AJB.

When there is bogu with added padding and so on for intense Keiko to minimize shinai impact,
then you have the complete opposite with the nemesis bogu.

The idea is to remove everything unneeded and preserve only the bare necessities.
So, you´ll end up with a high performance, ultralight weight and flexible shiai beast of a bogu.


Now the kote:

-full, genuine orizashi reinforced cotton construction
-5mm cross-pitch-stitching
-AllJapan Shin leather (artificial) micro punch palms
-proudly made in Japan