Enhance your training with the Metal Practice Katana, designed for martial arts enthusiasts who value both authenticity and safety. Crafted from high-quality metal, this practice katana offers a realistic weight and feel, ensuring an effective training experience. Each Metal Practice Katana is built with durability in mind, making it perfect for rigorous practice sessions while maintaining the elegance of a traditional katana. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, this sword is an essential tool for mastering your skills. Add the Metal Practice Katana to your training arsenal and experience the perfect blend of tradition and modern practice.
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.
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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 |
I really like this particular unsharpened katana. I went the unsharpened route to avoid damaging my kickboxing stand I practice swings with sometimes and am happy with the weight distribution as it's a bit lighter feeling than some of the sharpened katanas I've used in the past. This makes me want another for my other hand which I'll probably get at some point.
Thanks!
P.S. I wish you still had an Amazon store (maybe I'm missing it) so I can add your stuff to my wishlist
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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 |
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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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
Top quality training tool. Can't beat the price for value.
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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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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Samurai Sword 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 |
Excellent quality! Fast shipping! Will definitely order again!
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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 |
Exactly how pictured, very high quality sword! Will definitely buy from this company again!
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana For Beginner Training |
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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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 |
The sword is nicely made durable and looks amazing. Will be purchasing more in the future.
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Handmade Aluminum Blade Blunt Unsharpened Practice Katana Samurai Sword For Beginner Training |
Great product. Well made and exactly like in the pictures.
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Handmade Aluminum Gray 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!
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Handmade Aluminum 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 |
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 |