last practice i noticed the leather on the tip of my shinai was wearing out…most likely due to hitting the mengane.
so i had to learn how to replace the sakigawa and tsuru.
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- sakigawa
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- tsuru
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- insert tsuru into holes in sakigawa
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- should look like this
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- make a loop
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- insert other end through loop
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- bring end under the looped end
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- over and then through the loop
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- tighten
i studied this diagram:
from kenshi247.
and this video:
starts about 2:49.
