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). Read more

We purchased this for our 12 year old son. He uses it daily. It's extremely sturdy and well weighted. 100% worth the purchase so far. Read more

An over looked feature is that the scabbard may be used as a makeshift offhand shorter sword(wakizashi), more akin to a wiffleball bat in actual practice, this makes for enjoyable, impromptu dual wielding with the convenience of only having the one sword. A good use of the cloth connector for reference of where the "guard" will be for the scabbard, I've removed the ribbon for this purpose or you can try wrapping the scabbard for its grip. Personally it's fine bare and collects less sweat this way. If I ever end up breaking this I will absolutely order again. The main reason I wanted it was I was sick of maintenance of the grips bindings on a more traditional wooden one, so finding it ingrained was brilliant. Read more

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Good product. It’s a training sword but I’m going to use it for cosplay. I will be painting it for that. Read more