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.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Samurai Sword For Beginner Training

The shipping was fast- I believe it was at my door 5 days from when I placed the order.
As for the katana, the Saya is plastic and the blade is aluminum, making it extremely light weight and easy to wield. I've only had it for a day and done some basic drawing/drills with it. Admittedly I am concerned about how it will hold up to even light contact, so time will tell.
For now I am happy with it, but the price does seem high for a practice weapon (based on the plethora of "sharp" edged, and probably poor quality, weapons I could have gotten for a fraction of the price). If I can get a couple years of use out of it, I'd say it was worth it.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

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

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

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.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

A great katana with good weight for practice.
I've been looking for a dull, yet rightly weighted katana to practice Iaido with at home and this one hit the spot. The white coat does wear off somewhat quickly when sheathing, but as this is a training tool, wear and tear is expected.
Overall I'm quite satisfied with the design and quality of the katana.

Handmade Aluminum Flower 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

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.

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

Excellent quality! Fast shipping! Will definitely order again!

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

The Katana was beautiful and shipping was pretty fast.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Sword For Beginner Training

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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Item received as described. A bit of extra hassle and expense due to shipping out of USA but not unduly tardy. First impression is that it’s what I wanted: an aluminum training iaito with decent fittings. Looks real but is blunt so you won’t chop thumb off learning how to return sword to saya. Feels light but solidly made, eg doesn’t flop around, bend, or wriggle inside the (real or well simulated) rayskin wrap. It’s a fraction of the cost of a practice katana at the local sword shop, and not an easy object to find in the first place.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

received in a week, good quality, son loves it - especially the detail on the handle.

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

This aluminum katana is amazing. I choreograph fights in the film industry and this is a light and safe blade for my stunt performers and actors!

Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training

awesome job on everything from shipping to a beautiful katana.

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

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

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.

Handmade Aluminum Gray Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training