Martial Arts Black Polypropylene Sparring Bokken With Scabbard

these are surprisingly heavy - which is good for training and they are solid, not hollow. really nice grip, well weighted and well finished.

This katana sword is very high quality I recommend

I've been wanting some sort of japanese sword for a long time now, so my review may be mostly narrow minded.But I'll be damned if i don't say that this sword is incredibly sturdy. The hilt is not made of the same material, so don't go around sparring with it, but the sword? I've hit walls with it as a stress test and it only had the white taint scratched off the wall on it, which was easy to remove. Other than that? No damages what so ever. It's a great stress relief and I find that sometimes my kleptomaniac housemate likes to sneak in my room, steal it, and play with it himself.Overall, fantastic purchase, worth every penny and it's a great initiation tool to practise sword tecniques, i.e Iaido as I've recently begun.

This isn't advertised as a toy but purchasing as a toy for a young teen who wants a sword is the way to go. Durable and feels as though you're using the actual thing. Strap that came with it was torn but that's easily replaceable.

Pros:- The sword has a good amount of weight to it; it feels very nice to wield.- Sword looks so cool straight up- The scabbard fits really well on the bladeCons:- Unfortunately my sword blade was bent, I had to physically straighten it several times but now it is good.

I've used a larger version for training before but bought this for my home use and despite being a fair bit lighter it is just as durable as the bigger versions and has the added feature of the sheath + ribbon for fastening. Very happy with it, would recommend.

Won't find anything better for the price.Things that I must point out: despite being made of a very tough material (I've hit this thing really hard against other polypropylene weapons), the edge of the blade chips very easily. Despite this, the effectiveness is not compromised, and even though I've been doing some heavy full contact sparring 2 times a week for 3 months with this bokken, it looks like it will last me at least half a year longer.Also, the Tsuba is terrible. It snapped in half after taking just a couple hits from a longsword. This isn't too much of an issue as it did save my fingers before it cracked, and a Tsuba can be found for cheap (£2.50 from KendoStar), and they are very easy to install on this Bokken design.Those are the only issues that prevented a 5 star, but unless you wish to spend double the price, no sparring bokken will be of significantly better quality than this one.The scabbard is a nice addition, and the simple design can't really be complained against.

Bought this primarily for Iaido training in areas that won't allow a real (although blunt) Katana but it feels and looks good enough for light to medium sparring too, the Plastic Scabbard is a little flimsy and loose but it works well enough for our purposes so I will definitely be buying anoother one once the Mrs works out what length she needs.