Tozando has developed an attachment for the Men, called the “IBB Safety Guard”, which comes attached by default on many of our newer Bogu series and Men, and protects your throat against Tsuki. To confirm how effective the IBB Safety Guard can be, we asked Tozando’s Hayashi Kyoshi 7-dan to Read More
You can guess with a name like that, this new Kote is packed with latest technology and Tozando savoir-faire. Addressing the comfort and maintenance problems faced by all serious practitioners, Tozando experts devised this combination of modern fabrics, revolutionary treatment and long-tested craftsmanship toward one goal: an ever-clean pair of ready-to-fight Read More
Among those junior high- and high school students who are about to start Kendo in Japan, this remains one of the most common questions among them to this day. “Why do you not wear any underwear when doing Keiko in Kendo?” In schools and Dojo with a long history in Read More
We have just started pre-orders for two new Tokuren series Bogu, or rather two -Men, Kote,Tare- Bogu sets, the Tokuren ZX Gold and Z Silver! So what’s new? Both these Bogu are made for competition and Shiai, meaning they are made to be very light and easy to move in, Read More
By popular demand we are now selling the currently No.1 selling Men and Kote, the A-1 Alpha Men and MICHI model Kote, together with a TOKUREN Tare (worth ￥14,900 or ~$130) as a 3 piece set for ￥40,000(~$348)! That’s almost 50% OFF for a Men, Kote & Tare set with Read More
THE NO.1 SELLING MEN & KOTE IN JAPAN! This is the most popular Men and Kote set sold on Tozando at the moment, with over 1000+ pieces combined sold only in Japan since it’s launch in a few weeks ago. This without doubt the best selling MEN and KOTE in Read More
Hybrid Indigo Leather is a new type of synthetic leather that has been dyed with traditional Japanese Indigo-dye, and is the result of many years of research by the engineers at Tozando. It was once said, that trying to dye synthetic leather using genuine Indigo-dye would be an impossible task. Read More
– “The kote All-Japan Competitors Love! Mokkei” The “Mokkei” brand has become so well known, that people go to great ends to seek it out. The Konyakko style of Kote was on the brink of being discontinued, but is booming now after regaining the trust of many Kenshi through the Read More
Thanks to the modern computer-aided sewing machines, it has become very easy to have our name embroidered on our Gi or Hakama. It is decorative and useful (for example: it is certainly easier to retrieve our own stuff、 in case all our clothes get mixed up in a sudden tornado Read More
Most people practicing Kendo knows that the Menbuchi, which is the rim of the men around the Mengane and the Do are traditionally painted using Japanese ‘Urushi’, also known as ‘Japanese wood lacquer’, however many might not know exactly what this is. Urushi is a kind of natural paint which is Read More
