“I wont ever give up. I will become even stronger.”
Hey gang I’m back on my WWE bullshit! This pirate-themed Kanabō is inspired by the Pirate Princess, Kairi Sane!! I just think she’s neat, she’s such a fun character, and her in-ring work is incredible. Her outfits slap and were a huge inspiration for the beading and fabric wraps on this piece, her entrance robes are SO gorgeous ✨
The Kanabō itself is made from pipes covered in foam. All the ship wheels are moulded from foam clay, any hilariously my initial estimate was 20 of them. I ended up needing 72, and I then had to sand 72 spikes to set into them 😅all by hand, all in the summer humidity. I’m still finding foam dust in places.
The beading was something I wanted to add in because the colours reminded me of some of Kairi’s recent outfits, and also seaglass. It felt very piratical and I wanted to adorn the Kanabō so it wasn’t just a weapon, but a work of art.
This was also my first time attempting an ito wrap! I knew I wanted it for the handle section, but I couldn’t find any proper cord that wsn’t too expensive, so I went with a drawstring type thing which was a little too thick, I think. It covered the menuki a bit more than i’d have liked it to, but overall I’m not disappointed. This thing turned out BEAUTIFUL 🥹
I hope Kairi gets the chance for a solo title run this year. I think she’d be incredible as a fighting champ.














