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Takeyoshi (Keichiku) Koto gata 古刀型 竹刀 (Male 39 only) 
Koto shinai features a slim haribushi (shinai body) with nearly the same thickness as the kensaki (shinai tip), creating a consistent thickness throughout its entire length. This design gives the shinai a straight shape, often referred to as the "Straight Shinai."

Made from high-quality Taiwanese bamboo, this shinai is equipped with a practical, durable, and aesthetically pleasing ginpi tip leather printed with dragonfly patterns, nakajimegawa middle-section leather, and koshiraegawa handle leather.

Leather Durability: * * * * 
Bamboo Durability: * * * *
Bamboo Flexibility: * * * * *
Handle Diameter: 25mm

Weight and Balance:
Specially selected bamboo creates a koto classic shinai model (with no distinct size difference between the blade and handle, forming a straight line).

Ginpi:
 Refers to animal surface leather with a tight fiber structure, considered 'breathing leather'.

Koshiraegawa:
Has a mesh-like structure similar to subcutaneous tissue, with rough, uneven fiber distribution and variable thickness.