Keiko Tetron Kendo/Iaido Hakama - Comparative chart Finish/model Keiko Tetron Hakama Tetron Hakama Fabric High quality heavy tetron High quality heavy tetron Koshiita Soft plastic Hard plastic Koshiita stitching Machine sewn onto the soft plastic fabric Hand sewn (invisible) Front straps 2 lines of stitching / 4

5 cm Tsuka length 29 cm 33

Material: Kashira made of genuine buffalo horn

Tsuba: Yagyu (Kuruma Sukashi)

氣 – ki – spirit

Yuki Kamon Engraving Design:Kumori Yuki (1) Keiko Tetron Kendo/Iaido Hakama -Yuki Kamon Engraving Figure Snow crystal in Japanese. Although there have been depictions of snow crystals in Japan for centuries, the Yuki mon is a rather recent emblem. Without microscopes, it was difficult to have a precise idea of how snow crystals really looked. Thats why Yuki mon started to spread from the first half of the 19th century, after the publication of Sekka Zusetsu in 1832 by Doi Toshitsura, the 4th lord of Koga Domain. Doi imported