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Replacing kote himo

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ants
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I’ve been wanting to replace my kote himo ever since the lace attached to the inside of the kote started fraying. The laces finally came undone, so the immediacy of lace replacement was evident. Continue reading →

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For example, these “screaming kote” decals from @dropback6 ! #manythanks #parody #stickers #wishithoughtofit
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They’ve added an app to adjust settings and the charging port has been moved to the top of the sleeve and changed to USB-C from micro USB
I went and got a tattoo. Nah. 😂 Cool printer, I went and got a tattoo.

Nah. 😂

Cool printer, though. Comes off with soap and water. Probably alcohol, too because the primer has alcohol in it.
Hmmmm… Kote cleaner, anyone? Hmmmm… Kote cleaner, anyone?
I like tenugui. Here are some that I picked up on I like tenugui.

Here are some that I picked up on my (first) visit to Tokyo (except for the last one which is from a local Japanese liquor store @hanakaoc and is also standard but not kendo size).

The first is from @tenuguifujiya 
My head is a bit large but I managed to use it for practice

The next two are from @kamawanu_daikanyama 
They were nice enough to cut me two direct from the bolt. They are a bit longer than I’m used to.

The white one is from the local kendo shop (shinbudo) in Naritasan.
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Pretty cool you can essentially break down the graph by activity.

Legend:
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#newyear #dailywisdom from Eric Speir, Grit and Grace: 365 two-minute devotionals
Post vacay kendo workout. Looks like the peak hea Post vacay kendo workout.

Looks like the peak heart rate was during kirikaeshi (forgot to turn off tracking after the end of practice). May need to increase intensity of jigeiko for more cardiovascular benefit.
While waiting for the airline counter to open we d While waiting for the airline counter to open we did a small side trip to this temple.

There is a small bogu/kendo supply shop nearby, called Shinbudo.

No English but they were nice. They were busy assembling shinai by hand.
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