Me and my freind both ordered 2 of these from this site about a year ago. His broke about 2 months in, might i add in we strike with all the force we can when we hit, mine lasted almost 2 years, it just started cracking to day, and even tho it started cracking, we keep fighting, now at the top its all cracked. im buying another one of these soon, i love the balance and maneuverability of these Shinai's.