Cold Steel Training Sword - Made of High-Impact Polypropylene

Nice and heavy takes a beating and maintains good condition

If you’re in the market for a proper training bokken, look no further. Blown away by the quality, weight, balance and durability of this beautiful suburito bokken. The price is an absolute steal!! I’ve been wielding it since it arrived!!

Impressive molded sculpt. Solid build. Aesthetic follows the Suburitō wooden design (a variation of the Bokken training sword). Weight is heavier than most Bokken I have held over the years. The edges and ends will scratch with use overtime, and like any mold injections, there is always a possibility of air bubbles that may cause these sort of items to break during high impact against more solid and affixed objects, so maybe don't go full berserk wielding the PP Suburitō.Longevity is expected to be good, but like any plastics, it is probably not advised to allow too much sunlight exposure over the accessory for prolonged periods of time (to prevent accelerated plastic degradation). Excellent price at $32.99 at the moment of purchase.

Excellent for swinging as exercise and stretching. It is heavier than the normal size ones and I can feel my muscles working to control it. I only got for work out (and no one messes with someone walking on the street with a big stick) while walking the dog. I don't use it to hit anything or for fighting of any kind. The grip is easy to hold onto. It is well made, smooth without plastic flash and I can't imagine it ever breaking. Definitely could break bones if you got hit with this.

Getting a weight training sword is always a third tier priority from what I’ve seen but getting one like this (in this cut and in this material) was something novel enough to warrant it. Overall it does the job of strength training your hands on stopping and getting you used to the feel of having to stop it and start it. If you are looking at this, you already know what you want out of it.The only “downside” is the shape is far from swordlike, which, for me, was actually a pretty big draw. It certainly cuts a unique profile in the hand but some may dislike the feel of the paddle shape.

I had a wooden tsuburito for many years and I finally broke it against a tree when singing it with all I could. I wanted to replace it and came across these. This is heavier, and doesn't seem to have the same feel for balance. To be fair I had years to grow accustom to my old one and maybe ill get more used to this. I have a feeling I might.The material is a bit softer than the wood. If It were used in a combat situation Im not 100% sure which one Id rather have. I think if the two came to blows this one would out last the wood, but the wood was faster and harder -yet lighter and perhaps more likely to snap...I like this product, I use it as a walking stick and when no ones watching I swing it around and do some sword kata. It feels good so swing but can be a little unwieldy -but thats maybe good for training. It def gives the arms and shoulders a work out. Honestly part of me wants to have this AND a wooden one. I def love this thing and recommend it. Oh and the markings along the side are very cool and discrete. I really like the cold steel back story of how these came about. Awnyway good luck and happy martial arting. ;)

Good weight and balance. Texture is conducive to grip but also to adjusting grips mid-technique, as well as feeling minor hold shifts, something very difficult to do with mostly smooth instruments. Blunt edges ideal for experimentation. Takes surface damage purely cosmetically. Seems very solid and unlikely to break or chip from anything but the worst abuse. Has nice subtle decorative markings on the blade portion - it says something in Chinese, but I'll have to update this after I meet someone who can translate it for me. In meanwhile, it just looks nice. This is a fantastic quality product for training with a sword, and at time of this review, for a great price given the quality of it. Possibly useful in non-training situations; it's longer and heavier than a typical baseball bat. No gripes. Highly recommend this item.

I got back into martial arts and chose kendo. To work on my arms and wrists I have started with saburi practice again. I found doing suburi in the pool is great - when you swing into the water you can feel if you are keeping the bokken straight on edge or not. An being plastic water is no issue for it. This is great for development - but don't be dumb - you DON'T want to hit someone with since you can do some legit damage.EDIT: I have been using this to work on my subuiri for kendo. So I am doing a single-handed kote strike with each arm and then a men strike with both hands. The goal is 3000 swings in 1 hour - so far up to 2500. It's a beast but my forearms show clear results.