Was skeptical at first, but took a chance and bought two of these for the dojo. It facilitates much finer understanding of kenjutsu compared to bokken. Soft yielding quality of the blade prevents "forced" cuts, so engagement becomes more refined, and for our style, these blades have been extremely beneficial. We have been using this pair heavily for last 2 months, and it is standing up quite w
This thing is great. It’s a bit heavy for one handed use but can still be done. But as a standard katana it works great for Sca rapier and c/t with no issues. Used it for several hours, easy clean up and almost no burrs . Love this weapon!!
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Tommy Wong from East Palo Alto, CA
August 26, 2024
Fast shipping, great steel and handling
Purpleheart shipped my order immediately and I got it within 3 days. The blade flexes wonderfully and is safe in the thrust. It looks to be good steel, as I sparred with it against longswords and only got the normal notches, no burrs, no bends.
