1 Black, 1 Natural Wooden Bokken Practice Training Daito Sword SET
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at
6:20 am
- You get 2 Bokken swords – The safe way to spar with friends
- 40″ Overall Length Wooden Katana Samurai Practice Sword
- Substitutes for a real blade in several martial arts training
- 1 Black finish and 1 Natural finish, Made of Red Oak, includes removable hand guard
Product Description
The Bokken is a training sword, used as a relatively safe and inexpensive substitute for a real blade in several martial arts. This 40″ Bokken is an ideal practice sword to safely practice your sword skills while protecting your self and partners. Constructed from hardwood and includes removable two piece hand guard. Great for training!
1 Black, 1 Natural Wooden Bokken Practice Training Daito Sword SET
Tagged with: Black • Bokken • Daito • Natural • Practice • Sword • Training • Wooden
Filed under: Martial Arts
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Good for the price.
On my set the black is slightly heavier than the natural, very straight with a good blade curve. The weight is very good on both but I notice that they are both lighter than my katana. I use them to practice form and have not really used them for contact, I notice that the natural has a scar in the wood(where the tree had been damaged some time before it was cut down)and I know that if I hit the tip with some force it’ll break off at least 5 inches.
I don’t recommend them for intense contact practice.
But for practicing form or just for decoration they are perfect.
Rating: 4 / 6
My son and I just received the bokken set and are quite pleased with them. They are well made and very well balanced. Better then most that I have had over the years. So far they are holding up nicely to impacts, though we really aren’t trying to hit them very hard as we purchased them for Kata practice. The black finish is excellent which does make it heavier than the natural one. The guard fits tightly on both and needed no glue to hold it in place. Our order was shipped the day after we ordered it and it arrived a day earlier than stated. They were well wrapped to protect them and the box arrived with no damage. I will be purchasing more from them in the future as long as their quality maintains at this level.
Rating: 5 / 6
Before you read any further, let me make this clear: I use these bokken for iaido (sword-drawing) practice. Thus, I cannot make any claims for how they hold up when using them to have a mock swordfight with a friend. The label on the handle’s shrink wrap does state, however, they are not intended for full contact. That said, they are each made of one piece of very sturdy oak and are quite thick, so I’d imagine they’d take a good beating.
The bokken are about the average length of most katana. The handle itself seems a bit thick, but there is no wrapping so it’s mostly an illusion, as it sits in your hand about the same. The weight is slightly heavier than a true katana, which again is normal for a bokken and helps build strength. The handle struck me as just an inch or two too short for iaido, but this is easily remedied by simply moving up the tsuba (handguard) and inch or two and securing it there.
All in all, this is a good buy, as many bokken of this quality cost about $60 apiece.
Rating: 5 / 6
Made very well, the light oak is thicker and heavier than the black one but not by much.
Handle guards come seperated from sword, I’ve superglued them on to keep them from slipping and wobbling around during practice.
Handles are also rope laced, a wee bit loose but it still works.
I’ve used the bubble wrap they came in as removable padding over the blades until I get comfortable and practiced enough to practice bare blade.
Rating: 4 / 6