Step-by-step wearing of Bogu

1. Part 2 – Kendogi
How To Wear
Kendo Armor
(plus Tenugui-Making)
JGM Doc Tore
of Medstar 3
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

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April 2012

3. Uwagi or Keikogi
(Upper Garment
Or Training Clothes)
Uwa – upper
Keiko – practice or study
Gi – garment or clothes
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

4. Hachimaki
(Head Band
or Bandana)
Hachi – crown
Maki – wrap around
Hachimaki
– literally means helmet scarf
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

5. Hakama
(Lower Garment)
Umanon – divided Hakama
like trousers; for
horse-riding
Andon – undivided Hakama
like long skirts and
lietarlly means lantern
7 Pleats – 5 front, 2 back;
represents the 7
virtues of Bushido
(The Samurai Way)
- Rectitude (gi)
- Courage (yuki)
- Benevolence (jin)
- Respect (rei)
- Honesty (makoto)
- Honor (meiyo)
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

6. Do
(Body Armor)
Mune – chest portion
Do dai – tummy portion
Do himo – attachment cords
Chichikawa – leather loops
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

7. Tare
(Thigh Protector)
Tare obi – waistband section
Odare – primary protective
pads
Kodare – secondary protective
pads
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

8. Men gane – metal grill
Men to protect the face
(Protective Helmet) Tsuki dare – leather front flap
to protect the throat
Men dare – fabric side flaps
to protect the neck
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

9. Kote
(Wrist and Hand
Protector)
Kote gashira – fist section
Kera – padded joint
Tsutsu – wrist joint
Kote Buton – padded body
Te no uchi – palm portion
Kote himo - laces
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Manila, Philippines
April 2012

10. Before Starting Kata (Formal Practice)
Give respect by doing Rei (bow)
towards Kamiza (honorable area)
“Sensei, onegaishimasu”
(Teacher, please teach me)

11. Continued in
Part 3 – Toy Con &
Tenugui Making
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All rights reserved.
Manila, Philippines
April 2012

12. THE END
Log on to: http://www.slideshare.net/DrArielSTorres to download PPS file
Using ORIGINAL, GENUINE, AUTHENTIC:
Bogu (Men, Do, Kote & Tare), Keikogi, Hakama, Shinai & Mini Shinais
bought from Japan Animation
2011 Philippine Toy Convention
Check out also:
How To Wear Samurai (Mitsuharu Akechi) Armor
or Darth Vader’s costume concept in Star Wars
Courtesy of:
Dr. Ariel S. Torres
Manila, Philippines
yeltres@yahoo.com