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Old 02-24-2015, 02:23 PM   #23
Gerardo Torres
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: Iaito and supplies, where to get?

Once you decide to go for the real thing (instructor permitting), the shinken selection for iai training is more limited.

I got my shinken from Dave Goldberg's Gold Mountain Forge. I'm very satisfied with it and the service they provided. My sword has a bo-hi all the way to the nakago for balance and weight, a nice sori, and draws nicely and is overall balanced. I was also eyeing Bugei's Dragonfly katana but couldn't locate one to try (I didn't know anybody who had one) so I went with the GMF one since they let me try it.

The model I got wasn't on their site, so I assume they only list a selection of their products:
http://www.goldmountainforge.com/japanese-swords
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