Very good, a little loose from the tsuba but easy to fix. Perfect light training sword.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

Just excellent service, communication and delivery!!

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

Note: Katana arrived in styrofoam without an outer box and had some smudges on the handle that needed to be cleaned. However, it is great quality, arrived in a timely manner and overall, very happy with my purchase. Received many compliments.

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.

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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The ordering process and the shipping were quick, and while the katana is nicely weighted, I have to admit that I'm a little disappointed in the quality of the piece. It doesn't slide easily out of the Saya and there are rough, somewhat unfinished edges on the Tsuba. As a secondary training sword, it'll be fine, I guess.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

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:(

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.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

The Iaito is incredible no rattling and every thing is well put together the only thing I didn't like was the saya made from hard plastic

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

As far as I have seen and felt it’s a beautiful sword! I’m planning on using it for a couple of tournaments where actual bladed weapons are not allowed.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

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

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.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

This sword exceeded my expectations it was a Christmas gift for my son and he absolutely loves it! Exceptional quality I will definitely purchase from you again! Also the shipping was fast.

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The item was shipped quickly and arrived in great condition. Thanks!!

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

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

Ordered practice sword. Showed up in about 7 days. Was packaged good. Solid sword. Perfect for the price. I will buy more for my kids when they are ready.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

was packaged well, showed up undamaged. the item itself is great, no loose shakey components great form and practice katana.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

My son loves this katana. It's perfect for beginners.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

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

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

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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