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I received my aluminum practice sword in 13 days. Very light and and blunt blade makes the swoosh sound. It is about what I expected.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Just excellent service, communication and delivery!!
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
The Good: this iaito has a nice simple aesthetic. The blade and handle are well balanced and it is sufficient for beginner Iaido training.
The Bad: at this price point there are some compromises that have been made that I would like to see changed on a newer model. They are as follows.
1. The plastic saya is disappointing. Plastic shavings get stuck to the blade, there’s a lot of rattle, and even a cheap wooden saya would have been much preferred to plastic.
2. The edge of the iaito is kind of fat. This might be a good thing for beginners worried about stabbing themselves (iaito can still be sharp on the tip, even sharp enough to cut flesh or stab into something) but a thinner and more refined edge would have been better.
3. The handle wrapping is a little loose, but for the price that is expected.
Despite all these negatives the sword definitely allows me to train in a way that’s better than a bokken for Iaido and for that I would recommend it for a tight budget iaidoka looking for their first training iaito.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Decent for the money. Had to glue some stuff back together, but not a huge deal. Good enough for training purposes and is sufficiently whimsical.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Samurai Sword For Beginner Training |
Great sword and super fast shipping. The sword is really light and will be great to use to practice tricks.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Sword For Beginner Training |
The katana is good-looking. Is too light for my personal preferences. I had to glue the small metal ring on the top side where the waist string runs through. It came off very easy. The blade as it is aluminum bends easily. In my opinion, it needs to be thicker and wider. That will make not bend so easily and give it more weight. Overall I am satisfied even though it is on the expensive side when it comes to the cost and came with no sword cover or bag.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
I purchased this sword as an Iaito (practice blade for iai), as well for cosplay, as such i was looking forward to replacing the synthetic same, tsuba and redoing the wrap as needed for cosplay and display.
The handle is held together in many ways with what i assume to be hot glue and as such was quite difficult to remove, however once I handled the glue , it it became much easier to remove and replace the tsuba and caps, as such it will work wonderfully for my cosplay weapon of choice. I personally plan to replace the synthetic same with a leather wrap and replace the ito wrap with a higher quality cloth wrap just to rid myself of the rougher than usual texture.
As for a practice weapon, this sword is fantastic. As another review stated this sword is so light balance is a non issue and as such makes it a perfect practice weapon for learning new techniques.
*I will admit drawing from the saya is a little irritating as the hard plastic flakes on occasion and decorates my blade with scraped plastic, but this can be fixed or replaced at ones leisure.
The blade and its parts are quite well made for the price and I look forward to my training and cosplay with such a versatile blade.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
I bought this sword just to have something I could practice difficult twirls and fast draws with. I didn't want to risk getting injured using my real sword which is a competition cutting sword (a Last Legend Tsunami). And now that I am getting older and have arthritis, I need to be more carful.
This sword was better than I expect, but you need to know some things about it before you buy.
The blade is 28 1/4" long and the tsuka is 10 3/4" long which I am happy about. I like an 11" handle and a 29" or 30" blade. So this one is short but feels good to use.
They talk about balance with swords, but in the 40 years I have used them, I think it is more a question of weight. Swords that are heavy seem to be out of balance more than lighter ones. Anyway, this sword is so light that balance doesn't matter. You can hardly feel it compared to a cutting blade.
The saya is plastic. It looks and feels like a wooden saya but it's not. The problem is that the blade clunks around and makes a lot of noise when you put the sword away. You can control that a lot by how you put it away. Just press the back side of the blade downward against the opening as you push it in and that cuts out most of the noise. The habaki hits the mouth of the saya and that is were most of the noise comes from, but if you press the back of the blade down and push the tip up as you reach the end, it will go in nicely. It just takes getting used to.
I was disappointed that the same isn't real like the ad claimed, but for the price, I don't mind. I am going to rewrap it and replace the synthetic same anyway. As for the handle wrapping, it's not bad. It's not high quality silk or even cotton, and so it feels kind of rough. But it does stay in place and the diamonds are mostly even. The ito doesn't come apart from use so if you are not really picky, the handle is fine. The length is a little longer than they told me it would be.
The blade is really good. I had an expensive (2K) dull katana many years ago. It was really high quality, but it was too small for me so I sold it after 20 years. The blade on this sword compares with that one. It looks about the same and feels about the same. I really like it.
For the money there is nothing wrong with this sword. I like it. But I like expensive swords and want them to be perfect. So if I like it, most likely you will too. Just be aware that you might want to upgrade the tsuka or even the saya. I ordered a wooden saya for mine and once I replace the same with real same and wrap the handle, I think I will love this sword.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Sword was as described personally the ito wrap was too dark for me but the munuki we're beautiful same with all the other fittings and all we're secured tightly. A couple problems though is that the blade doesn't fit perfectly in the saya so there's a little bit of a rattle and secondly the habaki is just pressure fit to the koiguchi so it's tight but not the tightest fot will fall out if you shake it too much while its facing down, but other than those two things the sword is awesome will be buying from here again someday.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
The item was shipped quickly and arrived in great condition. Thanks!!
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Samurai Sword For Beginner Training |
Katana was just as described, great detail to workmanship and good quality from what I can see. Not as light as I thought it would be but still much lighter than my other steel swords. This sword will be used for performing katas that require spinning and twirling.
Will show it to students to see if they like it, then will order more.
MGF
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
The Katana was beautiful and shipping was pretty fast.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Sword For Beginner Training |
Blade was a little bent but other than that amazing packaging and good craftsmanship!
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
This is a more expensive dull/practice katana than a lot of products out on the market, but totally worth it. Very solid build with great balance. A really excellent practice blade which closely resembles a katana. I have no concerns about really working out with this blade (have heard too many bad stories about poorly built practice katanas flying apart). Plus, the crazy fun pattern just makes me smile.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Samurai Sword For Beginner Training |
overall experience:
website is easy to use, has an extremely wide selection, and explanations for different product types. i was a bit skeptical of the advertisements and customer reviews, but TrueKatana is legit. every sword they advertise is exactly how it appears when delivered; these swords are great for cosplay and iaido/iaijustu.
for sharp, “battle-ready” swords, they are reviewed to not be the sharpest or most effective for regular sharp use. however you’re better off spending more for a better piece that will last longer because TrueKatana is more for display anyways
my personal order: i ordered an aluminum non-sharp katana for practice and display; it’s a solid piece that is assembled with nice quality. would order again if ever interested in a second one. i was able to track my order as well all throughout the process
TL;DR: very honest advertisement for nice blades at reasonable prices. you get what you order. but don’t expect an amazing cutting/sharp sword; spend more money on a better sword for those purposes
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Handmade Aluminum Brown Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Not quite as pretty as the picture shows, but still nice!
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Handmade Aluminum White Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
awesome job on everything from shipping to a beautiful katana.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
it is good , sheath damages gold part of Gaurd a little bit when researching but other than that it good product keep up good work
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
My son loves this katana. It's perfect for beginners.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
The katana is beautiful and I know my son is going to be over the moon when he opens it on Saturday! Thanks, TrueKatana for making his dream a reality!
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Handmade Aluminum Gray Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
