Miyamoto Musashi won a duel with a bokken. Beautiful craft. Thank you!
Money well spent. I wish I could rate it 4.5 stars because I'm well pleased.
The packaging was air tight--it took a while to open it! Everything was in tact, no damage whatsoever.
As far as the sword itself, I'm impressed at just about EVERYTHING. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because they didn't have a faster shipping option and the wooden blade is more wobbly/thin/flimsy than I expected. It's still solid, as long as I don't hit stuff with it. I was hoping it would hold up to a certain level of sparring but clearly this is a sword meant for kata/air-movement. (It does have a very impressive "swoosh" sound).
Nonetheless, the scabbard is AMAZING. The handle is just WOW! You can tell they take their time with it. I'm seriously considering buying a higher-end, real blade katana from this site.