Kendo's bogu manufacturing [1/2]

[lordaki]

what is written inside the futon padding? Is that something that is common inside bogu's?

[Simonius900]

What does he glue o the Dô in 9:19 ?? Is that Rawhide?

[Crudent1]

If most of the equipment material is from futon & leather, can it be made from other material? like jeans or layered kanvas...

[tortelli]

di the realy have to wear hakama while making it? :D

[Chownz]

I go to classes bout twice a week, and try my best to go to 'open' practice in the weekends! Been doing Kendo for seven months, I'm a big guy so will have to have my Boju 'custom' made later this year. Hopefully!! Great videos very interesting

[zh001d]

Oops, forgot about that little detail. Our dojo has kendo classes 4 times a week; iaido twice a week. It all depends on the individual.  There's no rush getting into bogu. Best thing you can do is get to class, practice, practice and practice. Don't ask when you'll be able to put on bogu or when you'll become don/black belt. Kendo is about the journey, not the destination.

[Cropsgrinder]

Are all bogu's made like this, or are there different ways of making a bogu?

[Ladakh]

there are handmade bogu and machine bogu, i think for this one, it's quite different

[xxXDamnationXxx]

Didn't knew that an Do was made of wood :D

[zh001d]

It's bamboo, not wood, and it's usually more expensive. Less expensive ones are essentially made out of plastic.

[walatalalaw]

bamboo is wood for your information....

[RockInTheMen]

Nope, bamboo is a sort of grass

[walatalalaw]

that doesn't exclude the fact that bamboo is wood.

[lolinternetslol]

Technically bamboo is a grass.

[Lokivoid]

Nope bamboo is of the Poaceae familiy (aka true grass). It is of no relation to any wood families. So in all technicality to be called a "wood" it would have to belong to one of the woody families.

[walatalalaw]

I'm not saying it's not a grass, I'm saying it contains wood. it is made of wood.

[Cropsgrinder]

Hmm, is the entire (armour) called Bogu. If so, what are the separates part called. I im gonna buy my bogu sometime this year also, so i was wondering if should buy the entire Bogu(?), or a small piece at a time?

[zh001d]

Men=helmet; Do (pronounced dou)=torso piece; Tare=waist down, below the Do; Zekken=name tag that goes over the center flap of the tare; Kote=glove.

First, you need to get to a dojo for lesson. Learn all the basics, and your sensei will tell you when you are ready for bogu. Everybody's different, maybe 3 months on average. When it's time, get the whole set. Don't go fancy for your first set. Beginners can't tell the difference anyway. Plus, 98% people quit because it's too tough.

[Cropsgrinder]

I already train, and our sensei told us that we r gonna buy our bogu sometime this year, or early next year.

[phatman2b]

i gotta try this

[tyrisvn]

wow..now I know my bogu is really worth 800

[satchisthebest]

now i know why it's so expensive

[killerofpoo]

thanks for the vid :) hmm now i think i know why the armour cost quite alot

[insondavel]

Tanks for the important movie

[Po5i]

Sugoi!