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Old 10-14-2009, 02:32 AM   #8
jss
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Re: Buying the first set of weapons

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Mariska Poiesz wrote: View Post
Innitially I just wanted to buy some from my sensei, where I can get them cheap but not of extreemly high quality.
But some of the other students think it's better to order 'the good stuff' right from the start. They orderd a red oak set which is of better quality but also more expensive.
Swing one of those cheap Taiwanese bokken around a few times, then do the same with a more expensive red oak one. You'll agree with the other students. (So perhaps you shouldn't try them out. )

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I'm not sure which is the best idea. If I take a weapon set I want to be able to use it as long as possible, but without doing unnecessary damage to it.
I don't think you'll unnecessarily damage the red oak weapons. They can take quite some abuse. Only thing to be careful about is when disarming and throwing with the jo. If you apply force in the wrong direction, they'll go a bit crooked. (Which is also the reason weapons should be stored lying flat, not standing on one end.)

p.s.: My best regards to Gaétan and the great people of Aiki-o-Kami!

Last edited by jss : 10-14-2009 at 02:38 AM.
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