drcoffma

My two boys have had a few wooden swords to play with. THey are 13 and 16, and love to pretend to be jedi with them. The others have broken too easily. This one is quite good. I play with them often with a lot more strength and it feels good to me. Really good deal for <$20. Highly recommended.
We are not serious, but do wack each other's shinai pretty hard. We tap each other in the body, and sometime hit the head on accident. This shinai is made to absorb some shock, so it's not like it is hitting someone with a hard wooden sword. The four bamboo staves in the sword slide past each other and absorb some shock. Really nice design. The shinai is straight and stiff, despite being able to absorb shock.