where to buy a good Bokken

[akaira]

Where can i Buy a good Bokken?

[ShotokanKid]

Try Martial arts warehouse... there's a link on this website... I think it's https://www.mawarehouse.com

[Grenadier]

If you're looking for a premium bokken that will last you a long time,

Crane Mountain:

http://www.crane-mountain.com/index.htm

You may want to read about the selection of the correct wood:

http://www.crane-mountain.com/index_Page699.htm

I have one made of Brazilian cherry (jatoba), and it has survived many bokken to bokken contract drills, without any problems, whereas some of the fellow classmates have had to go through the miseries of their cheap red oak ones breaking.

I don't swing agressively, nor do I hit with hard force, when doing these drills; it's just that cheap red oak bokken are not meant for such contact drills, and this message was conveyed when two people in a row ended up breaking their cheap red oak bokken against mine.

Do it right the first time. Using something like jatoba, purpleheart, or hickory, is going to be your best bet.

[Hogosha]

http://www.blades-uk.com

[Sauzin]

These guys make a really good boken:

http://www.sandatacrafts.com

These guys make a really good boken as well:

http://mivasecure.abac.com/kingfisherwoodworks/merchant.mvc

Crane mountain is also at the top of my list.

[NinTai]

I was very pleased with the ones that Bugei offers.

Handles are longer and it tends to feel more like a

real sword.

My opinion.

http://bugei.com/subcategory_31.htm

[3hitKO]

has a large assortment of MA related things

http://www.karatedepot.com/

[scottnshelly]

I've never worked with a sword or bokken, but I buy everything from Century.

http://www.centuryfitness.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&categoryId=13673&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=13528&crumb=13501-13524

[Nick_sam]

anyone here had any experience with the bokken from https://www.sandatacrafts.com ?

are they heavier than most other bokken (ie oak woods)?

they do look very good and im getting a bit sick of using a jo staff because i dont have a bokken!

[mantis]

have you guys heard of "eBay"?