r/iaido • u/More-Competition-603 • 17d ago

Any recommendations for a real katana (traditionally made)

Looking for a traditionally made katana, i don't care so much about the type of steel as long as it's a quality katana but i would like a budget friendly katana, not a fake one that can be sold for like 30 quid. A proper katana, i wouldn't mind even a name of a company that sells good traditionally made katana's.

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u/Currawong 14d ago

Downvote me if you must, but honestly, if you can't write a properly grammatical sentence, you shouldn't be trying to handle what is effectively a 4ft razor blade. That's how people have severed tendons and gotten other terrible injuries.

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u/More-Competition-603 14d ago

There is no need to add the downvote part. You're just spotting out a mistake. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but i have been trying to improve my grammar, which i do know I'm not very good in, and that's fair what your saying but you're also saying i should really start by using a bokken or not start at all? as well as to be careful in how and what i do?

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u/Currawong 12d ago

You shouldn't be handling a live blade until you are already highly competent with both a bokken, and then, an iaito. That means, years and many hundreds of hours of expert training.