For making of this excellent Kote which only has stitching difference of 2mm, you would need a real cowhide, a cotton at the quality of #8800, both indigo dyed. The indigo dyed cotton is very tightly sewn. It fulfills its job of reducing the impact when hit, and also reduces the chance of getting serious injuries, whereas happenes sometimes when wearing a Kote with a quality of #7000. The surface of the hand of the Kote is made out of japanese deer skin. The mixture of a cotton and deer skin to increase the strength of the Kote. The back of the hand of the Kote is padded through double Namako, and reduces the impact when hit, and makes the Kote flexible.
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- Kendo Infotech
- Putting on the Hakama
- General about Kendo Clothing
- Putting on the Gi
- Folding the Hakama
- Folding the Gi
- Tips for taking care of the Hakama and Gi
- Kendo Shinai - Individual Parts
- Taking care of the Shinai
- Length and Weight
- Fastening the tsuru
- Fastening the Nakayui
- Quality marks of the kendo armor (Bogu)
- Fastening the Do-Himo
- Fastening the Men-Himo
- Putting on the Tare
- Putting on the Do
- Fastening the Tenugui
- Putting on the Men
- Putting on the Kote
- Folding the Armor (Bogu)
- Kendo-bogu - Finding the right size
- Tips for taking care of the Kendo Bogu
- Washing Hakama and Gi - Washing tips from kendo-sport