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Aluminum Katana

Train with Confidence Using Our Ultra-Light Aluminum Katana – Perfect Balance, Zero Rust!" Crafted from aircraft-grade aluminum, our practice katana delivers authentic samurai handling with featherlight durability, making it the top choice for US martial artists and cosplayers. Unlike steel blades, it never corrodes while maintaining perfect edge alignment for precision drills. Trusted by dojos nationwide for its shatter-resistant safety and realistic feel, this is the ultimate low-maintenance training weapon. Join thousands of practitioners – upgrade to the aluminum katana that outperforms wood and steel alternatives!

Customer Reviews

Kyle Munoz Wisconsin, United States
Jul 26, 2024 16:34

I have absolutely LOVED every actual katana I have purchased from you and I love these unsharpened ones too! They're perfect to keep up practice without damaging my kickboxing stand on the off chance I miss. Cool swords! Thank you!

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Steven Teijeiro California, United States
Jun 20, 2024 15:03

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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Jeffrey D Stauch New York, United States
Jun 03, 2024 13:31

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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Ashley Jensen Utah, United States
Nov 24, 2023 06:28

Great sword and super fast shipping. The sword is really light and will be great to use to practice tricks.

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Frederick Moore North Carolina, United States
Aug 02, 2023 14:09

This is the first time I’ve purchased a trainer katana and was well worth the money. This is a quality training tool that has given me the confidence to properly execute basic sword strikes, unsheathing and re-sheathing techniques, and ultimately appreciate the art itself! Excellent trainer, looking forward to hopefully getting a real one- if my wife lets me:(

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Hunter C Dunn Texas, United States
Jul 02, 2023 14:59

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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Robert Vincent Wisconsin, United States
May 08, 2023 19:33

Very nice sword, sturdy and light. Exactly what I needed to practice my forms after getting back into things in my 40's. Makes my cutting sword feel like it's made out of iron by comparison.

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Christian Wild Switzerland
Feb 21, 2023 00:03

nice weapons, was not the last time to order things in youre shop

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Camden Brusshoarn Minnesota, United States
Jan 06, 2023 12:26

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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Gerald Foster Tennessee, United States
Nov 01, 2022 18:11

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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Madison Hughes Indiana, United States
Aug 26, 2022 03:08

It was in good shape would definitely oder from here again

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Landry Tagliere California, United States
Aug 18, 2022 11:38

I love my sword! Great for Iaido or Kenjutsu training!

Pros:
-Hamon is beautiful
-Makes a nice swooshing noise
-Nicely balanced around the tsuba
-Exactly as described!

Cons:
-Ito wrapping could be tighter and cleaner
-Overall, a little too light for me.

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Jesse Hayes Wisconsin, United States
Jun 20, 2022 05:12

Great practice sword. Few minor cosmetic issues, but it's a practice sword that is likely to get nicked up anyway. Would purchase again.

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Blaine Bourque Louisiana, United States
Jun 11, 2022 13:49

Both swords are good quality and well crafted. Shipping took a little longer than expected but I am happy with my purchase.

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Samuel Bell Wisconsin, United States
Apr 24, 2022 13:44

Pretty good, not the greatest quality, but hey, you get what you pay for.

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Patricia Cazares Texas, United States
Feb 02, 2022 12:16

awesome job on everything from shipping to a beautiful katana.

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Jennifer Buneta New Jersey, United States
Dec 22, 2021 13:27

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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Jacob Rezac Ohio, United States
Oct 27, 2021 13:41

Very well built, very easy to use for Iaido. The only thing I was surprised on was that the Habaki had a lot of wear on it which was strange for a new item but it doesn’t affect the use of the sword in any way.

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James Cunningham Texas, United States
Oct 23, 2021 05:44

Great product at a good price. Perfect for demonstrations. Timely arrival and no issues with order.

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Andrew Hess Nevada, United States
Sep 29, 2021 14:00

The product arrived in a timely fashion, and in excellent condition. Although it appears darker, in person, than expected, it is true to the design shown on the website and it looks amazing.

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