Cold Steel Training Sword - Made of High-Impact Polypropylene

Excellent. Straight. Hefty & dense polypropylene as it should be. Extremely durable. The area around the choke of the handle is ever slightly too narrow so I did a modified tapered tsukamaki with grip lines for enhanced control. This is still the best suburito out now so that problem is not a dealbreaker, as it can be remedied. Great shape.

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.

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.

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!!

Great quality of training sword, this will make your regular cuts feel snappy, great service as well it was delivered in a very short time, excellent product and service

sorry the curve in the blade is stupid.. but i guess cold steel had to make the stupid katana curve.. would of been better if they made it straight and added 3 inches .. that would of given this thing a better review and also a better work out. Also there pratice staff..i waited years to get is also heavy on one side ..like really..who thinks this stuff up to ruin martial artists..training

I wanted to have something that would challenge my arms weight-wise, and give me a tool to understand reach and swing force better. This is perfect. Its solid yet comfortable to swing and can bend but not break when enough force is delivered. Plus its got the right kind of weight and size to present a serious upper hand in the event of attack.

Pros: Straight. More rigid than one would expect. Heavyweight feel. Solidity in hand. Good grip for my medium male hands. Cool kanji on side of "blade". Cons: Hard to practise kata indoors but that's a modern day building issue, not an issue of the suburito itself. Overall, this item fit my expectations perfectly. Practising kata with a heavier bokken such as this one really helped me realign some bones from the extra counterweight. Great for maintaining general bone alignment with correct form 🤙🤙🤙