E-BOGU Martial Art Polypropylene Training Equipment (39") with Black Saya Scabbard

ALL GOOD

Perfect and exactly what I was expecting the handguard flew off when I was chopping sticks, and I lost it. It is super strong, but scratches easily because ut is plastic.

So right off the bat, I'm a say something a bit ironic. One of the two blades I bought came bent, but that's not bad by any means! In fact, I kinda laughed when I noticed it while doing my stance practice, and with no effort I was able to rebend it back into a straight shape. Now that might cause for some concern, as a flexible blade isn't ideal for some, but it doesn't do The Wave every time you draw the weapon. It's also much tougher than it looks. I think the best part, though, is the hilt. The handle feels like a true Katana hilt, both in size and texture. The Tsuba (handle guard) is also very cool in design. I have but two "negatives" I can find for myself: 1 - Weight. The sword is on the lighter side of the scale for a sparring weapon, about 1/3rd the heft of a real Katana. Yes, it's just a practice sword, but it'll throw you off balance if you've ever held a true Katana. 2 - The Scabbard. The sheath is a little too big, in terms of width, for the blade. The sword rattles around in the case and even the scabbard itself feels of a much lesser quality than the weapon (though by no means does the case need to be AS sturdy as the blade). It just doesn't feel like a good match-up. However, I still give it my 5 stars for all the good things I've mentioned and for the vendor's readiness to ship the product.

This is my first training sword, the balance is what I expected, the feel is what I find a real one would feel like, I haven’t done any high impact training so I can’t comment on blade bend, for a first time blade it is worth the money, its build quality is sturdy and weight is easily manageable

I have been using this Katana for half a year now and here`s my opinion about it. Overall, I am very satisfied with the product and will probably buy a Wakizashi from it`s set, but I would like to make some points for future buyers. Pros: 1) The sheath (Saya) is stronger than it looks on the photos, I even sparred with it against the Katana several times and it held very well, but still I would not bring it to the limits and hit strong tree branches or that sort of things with it. 2) When walking or even running with sheathed Katana on your waist, it doesn`t produce loud rattling sounds. 3) Katana itself is very strong, I wouldn`t be scared to hit it against trees, however I haven`t done it myself do avoid scratches. 4) Personally I think, it has perfect weight for a training Katana. 5) It is very comfortable to use, especially because of the pattern on the handle, it doesn`t hurt your hands at all. Now Cons: 1) From the cons I really have only 1 thing to say, the guard (Tsuba) is quite weak, it broke very fast. It`s either made of different material than the sword or the material itself just can`t have enough strength because of how thin the guard has to be. Honourable mentions: 1) When you put the guard onto the sword, it doesn`t hold very well, so just flip it over and put it onto the sword that way. By doing so, the guard gets stuck on the sword and stays there very securely (Don`t worry, you can take off the guard without scratches). 2) Just in case I might also say, that when sheathing the Katana for several times, the entrance of the scabbard (Saya) gets worn off a little, but don`t worry it stops at some point and it doesn`t really affect anything. To whomever that is trying to learn Katana skills I advise to learn Asayama Ichiden Ryu from Seki sensei on YouTube (A magnificent and genius art of Katana wielding).