Written by Tatsunari Tachibana, Yoshinkan 4-dan(Tozando) What is Aikido? This is a question I have numerous times asked the people at the various Dojo where I have the honor to instruct, yet every time I asked this question, I’m met with silence. Although it might seem to be simple to Read More
We are proud to announce that we now offer Tailor-made Gi for Aikido and Iaido! This is something that has been much requested and asked about by our customers, and our craftsmen have been preparing for a long time, so we are really proud that we are finally able to Read More
It has been a tough year for Tozando in terms of Aikido products, although Tozando has always had a very strong line up of Aikido Uniforms and Hakama, the last few years we have seen an increased demand and slower shipping times due to unfortunate accidents such as the “Fire accident” Read More
Here at Tozando we employ many skilled craftsmen, among them are our Hakama Craftsmen, who have years of experience, not only in making Hakama for Budo, but also traditional Japanese Hakama for different purposes. Thanks to this, we are the only company that can offer completely Tailor-made Hakama to our customers, Read More
Tozando has always had a very strong line up of Aikido Uniforms and Hakama, although the last few years we have seen an increased demand and slower shipping times due to unfortunate accidents such as the “Fire accident” we had in our textile factory last year and other factors. We Read More
We have renewed our lineup of colored Aikido Obi Belts, they now come in a total of 8 colors, and are made directly in the Tozando Iwate Factory, in Japan.The belts have 9 lines of stitching to promote rigidity, which eventually with usage will make the Obi very soft and Read More
Unfortunately, we have to announce that due to a fire in one of our textile factories, we are currently unable to deliver new stock of the Yomogi & Hourai Model Aikido Gi and Pants. As far as we know at the moment, no workers were hurt in the accident, although the Read More
Kyoto is HOT! Maybe because of the recent typhoon that passed by and brought with it the humidity that Kyoto is so known for in Summer. But still the green colors of summer brings a refreshing change in the scenery in Japan, and the rainy season will bring along things Read More
