Displaying A Sword In My Dojo
Three years ago my friend started doing karate tournaments. Following his lead I started taking some martial arts training with him. It was only two years before I become fantastic at fighting one on one battles. After a little while I determined that I could probably join my friend in his karate matches. It took me a few tournaments but eventually I got first place at the fourth annual karate tournament in Cleveland Ohio.
The tournament did not hand out ordinary trophies to its victors. It decided to give out an item that is much more useful. I actually received a cool new medieval sword to display in my house. The sword is unsharpened and is obviously a replica rather than a real medieval sword, but it is great to look at. I've never been prouder of any trophy than I am of my medieval fighting sword.
I'm currently working on opening up my own dojo and now have something marvelous to display inside of it. My plan is to start building a display area to hold my various trophies and swords so that my new students will have something to look at and work for. This will be great motivation for them to practice harder and train later than their competitors. These swords will be displayed right up in the front so that all entrants can view them as they enter.
I need to decide on whether I should use a display shelf or a glass display case. I'll need to go over the many drawbacks and advantages of each before making my decision.
Building a shelf display area will be very easy and will not require much money or time. These can be created through the use of screws and wood. I can even put them up and take them down all by myself.
A disadvantage to the shelf medieval sword display is that it can not easily be secured.
Buying a display case is great because I can secure the weapon and keep it out of reach but not out of site. I like this idea because it will keep my swords from becoming liabilities for my business.
The major drawback to this setup is that it will end up costing me a bit more money. I'm going to go over my options a few more times in my head and then make a decision.
