I bought these and they immediately were a disappointment. They're heavy and completely impractical and uncomfortable to wear. The thick metal just digs into the backs of your hands once you grip something, and the straps that came with them wouldn't keep them attached so I had to make my own. However, despite my best efforts to destroy them out of anger, they are still around since they're hyper durable.  

thanks I will see If anyone In my area knows any techniques they can teach me.

  

do you think i should by them for climbing trees  

fit great!!!!!!  

I dont know much about this product but there isnt enough informormation. I mean that I dont know who the seller is or if this product actually work. I really dont recomend this! not enough info.  

I gave these only 3 stars due to two majoy reasons: 1.The strap that goes around my wrist will not stay clasped. I had to construct a better strap in order to get these to work. I used a clasp version that is working great now!
2. Not enough room on the top part of the hand section when actually grasping something. I've just started trying to fix this problem...if I can get the metal to bend slightly (which is hard because it's good quality metal).
Also, for an "upgrade" I've added a slightly padded pair of leather gloves with the fingers cut out. This added some much needle padding.


Upon testing the strength of the "claws" I have found them to be VERY sturdy. I weight 180 and just one will hold my weight.

Interesting side note: If one was so inclined, the claw feature could be worn on the upper side of the hand with some modifications to the mesh. Just another way to use this as a self defense tool. = )  

Love these Shuko!
I feel it is one the best items ever devised by the Ninja.
Though, through some study and training, I feel these are still better off being a self defense fighting weapon, rather than climbing.
These are designed for anyone. Hence the big piece of metal. I've noticed in some pictures that Shuko was made per person. If you could fabricate these to you own hands, they would be better for climbing.  

These are great for climbing trees and walls as long as the walls are a soft material or else the claws are not good, also these are good if you are defending yourself against a sword you can (if you are fast enough) catch the blade between the claws and twist and disarm your opponent.  

This shuko works great, however they do limit thumb movement and I always need 2 people to get them on. I also recommend wearing gloves while using these. They dig into my hand while climbing. They are best when used WITH the Ashikos, or foot claws. This is because sometimes you will have the shukos to use as hand holds but it makes it difficult to climb without footholds. Hand and Foot Claws go together!  

These hand claws are sweeeeeet! I can't begin to describe how awesome these are! I just picked up 6 of these for groomsman gifts.


Also very useful when shredding pirates and playing guitar. These rock!  

Nice claws and good quality. I gave it 4 stars for the difficulty of strapping them on, you really need two people to do that, unless there's some method I don't know about.  

They're fairly good, nice and strong, not quite as sharp as I'd like them to be. Also, my hands are slightly smaller than average, and the metal part that goes around my hands are absolutely huge, meaning I'll have to wrap them in tape or wear heavy, fingerless gloves or have the metal dig into my hands when there's any wait on the claws, and the metal bar is too wide and inhibits my thumb movement.