u/BinsuSan

Hello r/kendo,

Last night, I lost another pair of flip flops at practice. Before reading further, please know I’m not angry. In fact, I’m laughing at the situation and chuckling while typing this.

I owned 3 pairs of black adidas adissage sandals. This is the third time, and each involved person is different.

Here’s a breakdown of each incident:

A pair of blue adidas flip flops (not adissage) was left.
A pair of worn black adissage flip flops were left. The culprit told me at the next practice that he only realized the mixup after his dog tore up my flip flops. He said I could keep his.
A pair of blue Nike flip flops were left.

After the first incident, I made sure to pack a pair of backup cheap flip flops in my car. I also tuck the flip flops into each other and place them furthest away from all the shoes outside the dojo.

So here’s my question: how do you avoid your shoes from being taken from the dojo by mistake?

I want to avoid having another barefoot walk of shame to my car.

Please don’t laugh. Ok, you can laugh a little. lol

What do you call your protective gear?

Which term do you use for a kendo practitioner?

Do you have a uniform that you only wear for shinsa or shiai?

What is your preferred method of tying a tenugui?

Will you attend kendo summer camp this year?

I continue to lose my shoes