Set of 2 Red Padded Sparring Bokken Foam Sword Practice Blade

Okay so I actually bought the blue set of these from a different seller and gave them five stars. When I bought the red ones I actually recieved a completely different inferior set of red bokken with soft foam handles, soft yellow foam hilts and are extremely flimsy. These are commonly passed off as the red bokken that is in the picture but they are actually inferior counterfeits that are childrens playtoys. The real non-counterfeit red ones have hard plastic handles with hard high-tech foam hilts and are sturdier and not flimsy like the counterfeits. I do not believe that it is fair to give the actual red bokken I should have received a low rating based on the counterfeit that is not the actual item, so I will leave the same review I left for the blue ones and I will leave pics of fake counterfeit ones to watch out for: I have been studying martial arts, fencing, Bushido and Wing Chun sword styles for nearly 35 years and I can attest that these are quality padded bokken and the best practice sword for beginners or intermediates and masters to spar with beginners and they are lots of fun da'boot. I like these better than the ones with the wooden handle because the wooden handled ones have the handle and the sword core seperately. In these practice bokken the core and the handle are one single piece. If you actually break these you need to calm down and/or give up sword fighting. They are very tough and pretty firm. They only bend a little tiny bit which is good if you study fencing. They are somewhat heavy but practice swords should be heavier that their live equivalent to build strength. I actually perform most of my katas with a heavy practice weapon to build wrist muscles. They can also hurt when you get hit and can leave bruises but they cannot do anything more than cause a bruise or a sore nose. Also you might want to wear gloves while handling these, or any kind of bokken or sword. An experienced swordsman always wears gloves. Here are the pictures of the counterfeits to watch out for. If you receive bokken that look like the ones in these pic you should return them the are fakes and childrens toys.

Very durable, nice quality. The kids love it.

I got a set in December 2019. It is October 6th, 2022 and they are STILL going strong. Myself and my kids pick these up quite frequently to take out our frustrations on one another. They are great for sword fighting but surprisingly they have also survived kids using them in a manner that they should have broken by now. I was checking back to see if this company has any other products like a staff or something, I am disappointed they don't seem to make anything else because I would buy it no hesitation. Don't waste your time with the flimsy stuff they sell at department stores and get these now.

These have a nice look to them, though they did break from teenagers repeatedly whacking each other with them. The internal plastic bit broke so there wasn't even a good way to repair them. Still, they did their job until they didn't. They were well padded and no one was injured from them. The wooden handles were sturdy, though the hand guard was just flimsy foam.

I bought these for my son who practices aikido and sword/staff. I was looking for a soft, padded "sword" that could take some abuse yet be safe in case kids got carried away. There is a rigid center which forms the core of the handle and most of the sword, with a decent amount of foam padding around. The tip (about 3 inches) is foam only. The handle is simply made of dense forms of lesser amount and different color. The sword is heavy enough to prevent my son from wielding it around single-handedly yet light enough to perform overhead strikes without tiring his arms. Overall, I'm happy. The swords can definitely withstand some serious practice sessions. I will be supervising each time my son and aikido friends use these though. The swords are rigid enough they would do some damage if used for something other than gentle practice sessions.

I got these on a whim for my grandson, who is currently into anime and anything Japanese. He went nuts over them, as did all of his buddies at his birthday party, including the adult male relatives! Honestly, from the minute he opened that gift until the time I left three hours later, the kids didn't put them down. As of last night, at least, the swords were holding up great against some pretty hard slams. Very highly recommend. The 8-year-old little brother is already asking for his own set for Christmas.

Bought this for my 6 year old son. I wanted something he and his friends could use that would hold up to the abuse while not causing any damage to each other. This is perfect. Most of the other foam swords (toys) would fall apart after a few uses. This has been through several rounds of play and shows no signs of wear. I suspect if an adult swung it hard it would be felt, but that’s not the point. Just trying to give you a feel for the density of the material.

Bought these for my kids for Christmas. These are very durable, fun to use, great value for money. I would buy again