I was very impressed with the heft of this sword. I definitely feel it in my arms after training with it for a couple weeks. I also expected that since it was bigger and heavier it would hold up in combat. THAT is where I was disappointed. One of my friends with his standard, no-frills bokken, really dented this suburito up. I had to wrap athletic tape around a certain portion of it where it was splintering, just so I wouldn't get a splinter whenever I touched the blade. The reason I rated this as high as I did is because I really can feel the results in my arms. A standard bokken or even a real sword feel like nothing after training with this, and for that purpose it does a very excellent job. Get something denser for sparring.
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