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aikirana
12th July 2010, 14:55
I am trying to buy a good functional katana for iaido and occasional tamashigiri.
Please give me your recommendation about below mention site. My budget is including shipping $100.
http://www.ryansword.com/

gendzwil
12th July 2010, 16:14
I am trying to buy a good functional katana for iaido and occasional tamashigiri.
Please give me your recommendation about below mention site. My budget is including shipping $100.Your budget is much too low for such an item. There is nothing for under $100 that is useful for either of those purposes.

Kendoguy9
12th July 2010, 17:00
I'll 2nd what Neil wrote. You won't get "good" for under $100. You'll be lucky to get "good" for under $1,000. I would consider saving your money. The stuff on that website isn't worth spending your hard earned money on if you ask me.

Brian Owens
13th July 2010, 07:17
I am trying to buy a good functional katana for iaido and occasional tamashigiri.

Ask your sensei for his or her advice. He or she may know of a source in your locale, may be able to get you a good deal on a used sword, or may be able to offer you a loaner while you save up for your own sword.

Richard Scardina
13th July 2010, 07:23
This brings up a interesting issue. All too often I see or know of people buying cheap stuff to use in some real application.

Are there any links to reccomended suppliers with good stuff for actual application?

(No, I am not speaking of cutting off heads :) :laugh: )

Brian Owens
13th July 2010, 07:44
...Are there any links to reccomended suppliers with good stuff for actual application?

http://www.swordstore.com/

http://sdksupplies.netfirms.com/index.html

http://www.bugei.com/

to name but a few.

Richard Scardina
13th July 2010, 08:06
http://www.swordstore.com/

http://sdksupplies.netfirms.com/index.html

http://www.bugei.com/

to name but a few.

Learn something new everday. I only knew of 1 site out of the 3.

Thanks

ryoma
13th July 2010, 22:46
I am trying to buy a good functional katana for iaido and occasional tamashigiri.
Please give me your recommendation about below mention site. My budget is including shipping $100.
http://www.ryansword.com/

I guess we have a problem with the wording here as well. A "Katana" is definitely not what you are looking for. Katana (or Shinken) is a real japanese sword made in the traditional manner. You are probably looking for an Iaito. That's all you need in the first few years of Iaido training. But be aware: That's not a "real" sword in the strict sense as Iaito are not sharp and you won't be able to sharpen it as it is a zinc-alluminium alloy.

A basic Iaito will cost you around 300 USD.

Brian Owens
15th July 2010, 08:36
I guess we have a problem with the wording here as well. A "Katana" is definitely not what you are looking for. Katana (or Shinken) is a real japanese sword made in the traditional manner. You are probably looking for an Iaito.

I disagree on two counts.

First, the OP said he wanted to do tameshigiri; an iaito will not do that. (Swordstore's "iaito that cut" are misnamed, and are actually shinken, IMO.)

Second, "katana" is more a reference to the type of sword and how it is worn, not a reference to place or method of manufacture. "Nihonto" would be more accurate for "a real Japanese sword made in the traditional manner."

Cliff Judge
16th July 2010, 15:39
I am trying to buy a good functional katana for iaido and occasional tamashigiri.
Please give me your recommendation about below mention site. My budget is including shipping $100.
http://www.ryansword.com/

It doesn't sound like you have an instructor yet. That's the first step, before you start spending money on swords.