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11-21-2012, 10:04 AM
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Dojo: Makoto Dojo / Ventura, CA
Location: Ventura, CA
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Iwama Style Bokken
Anyone have an idea of a Japanese based manufacture for an extra long bokken?
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11-21-2012, 10:24 AM
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Re: Iwama Style Bokken
How long is "extra long" ?
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11-21-2012, 03:36 PM
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Dojo: Makoto Dojo / Ventura, CA
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Re: Iwama Style Bokken
107cm...the longest we have been able to find is 103cm, after that all retailers say it would a custom job. There is a manufacturer that makes the extra long iwama style bokken, but have had no luck tracking them down or with anyone releasing the contact info. Apparently it's a BIG secret
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11-21-2012, 04:57 PM
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Dojo: Kenshinyokan
Location: Southern California
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Re: Iwama Style Bokken
try Kingfisherwoodworks.com,
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11-22-2012, 03:20 AM
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Re: Iwama Style Bokken
You can also try to contact Aikiweb member Petar A, he makes weapons to order. Is this ken for someone who is very tall?
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12-11-2012, 06:49 AM
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Dojo: Copenhagen Aiki Shuren Dojo
Location: Copenhagen
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Re: Iwama Style Bokken
I would like to mention that bokken adhere to a general standard length. If the bokken exceeds this length it becomes another weapon, much the same as when a Jo becomes longer than the usual length. I know several high-level, vertically enhanced aikido practitioners and they all use standard size bokken.
Just a thought.
In aiki,
Ethan Weisgard
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12-11-2012, 08:09 AM
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Location: Phoenix, Oregon
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Re: Iwama Style Bokken
Bokken adhere to a general standard length because there is generally a greater degree of homogeneity in the Japanese body type than in other groups'. Sword length is very important, although the importance usually shows up in the other direction. A sword that is too long is very difficult if not impossible to safely draw from its scabbard. Someone who is proportioned radically differently than the average Japanese man may need a longer sword
Ever try to find a gi that fits an American woman well? Same same. And what a pain in the arse.
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