bugman9 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Posted March 15, 2009 how far down from the mouth of a says does the peice what holds the cord go ? Quote
Hermes Posted March 15, 2009 Report Posted March 15, 2009 Not all the same, 25mm to 60mm in most cases. James Quote
Ford Hallam Posted March 15, 2009 Report Posted March 15, 2009 On a long sword's saya the kurikata ( the bit that holds the cord ( sageo ) ) is typically about one fist width down from the koiguchi ( the mouth of the saya ) but as most Edo period samurai were quite little blokes I'd suggest 4 finger widths of the average adult male today. The point being you need to be able to comfortably grasp the area immediately below the opening, with your left hand, when drawing the sword with your right hand. If the kurikata is too close it will hamper that action. Quote
Ted Tenold Posted March 15, 2009 Report Posted March 15, 2009 With Katana, the placement can be dictated by the particular Ryuha (school) as well. The style and placement of the kurigata for Jigen Ryu practitioners is different than those of say the Kashima schools. Much if this is because of technical differences in execution of Nukiuchi and Noto (drawing and re-sheating) of the sword, and/or the usage and placement of the saya during, or in conjunction with, the use of the sword. By and large, these are incrimental in the range that James and Ford mentioned. Quote
bugman9 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Posted March 16, 2009 if the length of the saya is 25.25" or 64cm what would be the placement of the kurigata from the koiguchi ? the sword it goes to is a long wakizashi 21. 8 "... Ivan Crews Quote
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