Kendo Bamboo Shinai Practice Sword

by Cool Swords

Product Features

• 42 Inch Bamboo Kendo Stick

Product Description

Improved your martial arts skills! This professional practice sword is designed for rigorous training. This item features solid bamboo construction with a leather wrapped grip and tip. United Cutlery, 2535.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001CXHWPA
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,785 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #18 in Sports & Outdoors > Other Sports > Martial Arts > Weapons > Practice Swords

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fake, September 24, 2010

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bloodyapple - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kendo Bamboo Shinai Practice Sword (Misc.)

My friend and I recently joined a Kendo club at our University. We were so excited, that we just had to purchase a Shinai, and we found this. We thought it was a good deal and we bought it.
It came yesterday, but something was wrong. The wrapping was nice, but there was a tag on the 2 shinais, "Made in China". We brought these Shinai's to our Sensei, only to find out this is 200% fake. This Shinai's wood is dangerously of low quality. Real Shinai's bamboo are coated with a substance that will prevent it from causing splinters and the such, but this Shinai has no coating and it potentially dangerous (if a splinter were to erupt, it can "explode" upon impact when hitting a Bogu armor or another Shinai). It is like someone broke a wooden chair and used those parts to make this Shinai. You can tell between REAL bamboo and LOW quality bamboo.
Another factor of this Shinai is it's length. Standard length of Shinai in Kendo is a very important factor, and this Shinai is just too short, around 10 cm short (and that matters).
Its weight is too light compared to a real Shinai.
Overall, this product is fake, and I am lucky this cost cheap (I cannot return this because unfortunately I have written words on it), but I still use this for swinging practices, but never had the thought of hitting anything with it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous, please read the reviews, January 18, 2011

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Megamantrinity - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kendo Bamboo Shinai Practice Sword (Misc.)

I wish I had seen the other reviews before I ordered this crap. If anyone is planing on buying these please read this. THESE ARE DANGEROUS. they will shatter the first time you use them. I got hit in the mouth by a stray piece of wood on a similar quality shinai. I have used my bamboo shinai for over a decade without any problems. These are of such bad quality that during my first practice bout, the one I was holding completely shattered. My opponents shinai was damaged, but is still maintaining its shape, barely. Please read this for your own personal safety. DO NOT BUY THESE. THEY WILL HURT YOU.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Kendo/Shinai Product Review, September 19, 2010

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droman - See all my reviews

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This was the worst product ever. It was a gift for my son and he used it for 30 minutes before it broke. When his instructor looked at it my son was so embarrassed. The instructor told him it was a cheap replica of a real shinai and pointed out all the poorly used materials it was made with. He recommended getting one from e-mudo, which is genuine and costs roughly the same. That is where I will be getting his next one. Too bad I won't be able to get my money back.