Mr. Dave

I started Martial Arts when i was 10, originally in TKD. After a change of ownership the school i was able to go through many instructors due to the lack of synergy with the owner, at the time it seemed bad but looking back i learned allot of different bits from various styles which molded me as a martial artist. By 14 i was an assistant, at 17 I got my Black belt and went on to do compete, be on teams, train with some key martial artist, Start the Black Belt Club at UMD...for full bio..I will get a link up soon!

Published on 02/19/2008

Kendo equipment consists of the swords, uniform and armor. There are two types of wooden swords used. First, the bokken or bokuto, a solid wood sword made of oak or another suitable hardwood.

Kendo Equipment

Kendo equipment consists of the swords, uniform and armor. There are two types of wooden swords used. First, the bokken or bokuto, a solid wood sword made of oak or another suitable hardwood. The bokken is used for basics and forms practice (kata). Second, the shinai, is made up of four bamboo staves and leather. The shinai is used for full contact sparring practice. The uniform or dogi consists of woven cotton top called a keikogi and pleated skirt-like trousers called a hakama. The armor or bogu consists of four pieces: the helmet (men), the body protector (do), the gloves (kote), and the hip and groin protector (tare). Modern Kendo armor design is fashioned after the Oyoroi of the Samurai.