Governing Bodies
International Naginata Federation Click here
Essentially run from the USA site
Nine Circles click here
Budo supplier for Japanese Naginata equipment in ENGLAND, ships/delivers overseas too. www.ninecircles.co.uk
(British people, speak to London Naginata Club before ordering from Nine Circles any Naginata items/clothes, because we know this company personally, and can pick up items in person too)
Chiba Bogu
click here
BUDO Equipment, Maker and Supplier in JAPAN.
Our recommended Japanese bogu (armour) supplier for quality Naginata supplies (but Kendo is their main business). You will need Michael, if you are enquiring in English.
Other
Japan Promotions Click here.
A lovely company with very personal attention and experience of bringing in good quality Japanese products, like clothing (Kimono), and little items like Noren, and clothes wrapping cloths. Also good at embroidery in Japanese script too on budo clothing. They kindly donated our Naginata-gi zekken. (left)
Kendo World click here
(Addictive) Chat Forum, that has Naginata as a good main section.
You might also want to subscribe to their excellent, and content rich magazine, which always has a Naginata section written mainly by Dr Alex Bennet (who wrote the only comprehensive Naginata book in English)
www.kendo-world.com
Correct as of March 2008