Equipment
Care:
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
Improperly maintained equipment can cause serious injury to your fellow kendoka.
To avoid unnecessary harm is one of the main reasons Kendo came into being
in the first place, thus if you won't take care of your equipment, then you
shouldn't be taking Kendo.
So keep in mind to ALWAYS maintain your bogu and shinai.
Your equipment protects you and your motodachi (partner) who
is helping you practice to make your kendo better.
This is the way it is in kendo:
Your opponent trusts that you take care of your equipment, so you won't injury
them.
Just as you trust that your opponent takes care of their equipment, so they
won't injury you |
