My friend Craig started doing karate tournaments 3 years ago. He turned out to be pretty good, and at his request I signed up for some karate lessons as well. It was only two years before I become fantastic at fighting one on one battles. I decided that maybe it was time for me to start doing tournaments as well. After only a couple matches I become good enough to receive first place at the annual martial arts tournament in Baltimore Maryland.
This tournament did not give out trophies to its winners. Instead it did something that I think is much neater. After winning the tournament I got a brand new medieval fighting sword to put wherever I wanted. Obviously this sword is a medieval replica sword and not a historical piece but that doesn’t make it any less valuable to me. 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. I’ll display them prominently near the main entrance so that everyone will see them as soon as they come in.
I’ll have to determine whether to use a shelf or glass case for the sword display. These are two very common forms of displaying both trophies and swords and both have advantages and disadvantages.
Creating a display using shelves will not be hard to do and can be done with little time and cash. These can be created through the use of screws and wood. Also they can quickly be moved around the room without the help of a friend.
The drawback to this type of medieval fighting sword display is that it is not very secure. I’d hate to have somebody hurt themselves on my sword because I left it out in the open.
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.