Premium Extendable Chinese Taichi Sword with Free Luxury Red Sword Tassel and PU Leather Bag

I have seen a lot of retractable practice swords. All are rather shoddy in materials and workmanship and are generally too short for the average American caucasian. Toys and not well made toys at that.This one is a serious piece of practice equipment. It comes in a range of sizes and is absolutely the best retractable I have ever seen - by far! It is sturdily built, of excellent quality materials. I believe that it will literally last a lifetime of daily use. The grip is comfortable. Even the weight and balance is correct. Worth every penny!

***ANOTHER UPDATE*** - the seller did, indeed, send a replacement and it is much better! Sturdy, stays extended, and feels balanced. What a nice difference! Customer service is simply unbeatable!**UPDATE PENDING** The seller has been AMAZING in communication and understanding. They are shipping us out a replacement sword. We will see if this one is sturdier and less loose than what we have and will update the review accordingly. GREAT customer service experience!**This sword looked amazing and ready to dazzle for a birthday gift. Leather case, extendable sword, classy tassel. Sadly, the disappointment was very real. The blade itself is so flimsy. I don't understand the reviews that claim it's quality and balanced. It feels like plastic and ready to bend and break at any minute. I would be afraid to use it all. For $45, I expected a very sturdy worthy sword. Perhaps it's not possible because of the extendable nature of the sword, but buyers need to be aware that this is more like a little toy for a kid. The seller kindly reached out (before it even arrived) to see if we were happy with it. We did gently let them know our experience and suggestions for improvement since they asked. It's too bad because it is such a unique design. I really wanted to like this!

I only recently began studying tai chi, and while I have used other training tools for different martial arts, this is my first experience with a collapsible training sword. However, I have used many collapsible training tools, and this one compares well with those.The weight is perfect for my purposes: enough to have some heft yet still light enough to use for a long time. Although I'm not striking anything with it, the sword itself seems reasonably durable. Actually, I'm more impressed by the durability of the carrying case. It's not something I need, but it's nice to have. Also, I find that most carrying cases that come with gear are utter garbage and fall apart with just a few uses. Not this one -- it just might outlive the sword itself.The big con to the sword for me is -- as others have mentioned -- collapsing it. Extending it is no problem, and the pieces fit well together while in use. Folding it up again for storage takes some effort. Not that I want it to be so easy that the sword collapses while I'm using it, but the effort required to fold it down when I'm done always makes me nervous, like I'm going to break it one of these days.Not a perfect tool and priced a little higher than I'd like. But when compared to other options available to me at the time of purchase, I think it was worth it. If I can get a few more years of use out of it -- and maybe get more confident about collapsing the blade after practice -- maybe I'll be able to give it full marks.

This thing is surprisingly sturdy. I started with slamming it against my mattress as hard as I could then went outside and beat it against a tree and nothing bad happened. It took some scuff marks but nothing bent or rattled after. If I went as hard as I could and kept going I'm sure it would break, but it took three good whacks so I'm sure it'd handle some light sparring all day.It's made really well. I was worried the handle would just be a cylinder but it's a nice oval shape, the plastic handle fills the hand nicely. The sections of the blade are almost as thick as a butterknife, so the whole thing has some weight to it and it certainly doesn't feel flimsy. It feels premium, as much as a collapsible sword can. The tassle feels cheap, but it's just decoration you don't even have to attach. Unfortunately because of the nature of the pieces sliding against each other there are some small scuff marks where the shiny metal looks worn down, and no doubt there will only be more of those with more use but what's a sword without some battle damage right?Be careful when extending the blade. The instructions recommend just holding the handle and swinging it out. That's what I tried and it was nearly impossible to close it again. Those sections lock together VERY well. I had to stab it into the floor with all my weight to collapse it. You're better off letting it fall open then tugging on it to secure it open.

The sword extends fine but won't collapse. At first it was just the top joint, then eventually all three joints became stuck. I tried adding lubricant, per the instructions, but no dice. Then I tried pushing really hard because the instructions say to do so and that "you will not break the sword". Guess what? It broke instead of collapsing. Sending back to Amazon and hoping for my money back

Looks great extended. Could not retract it.

I was pleased to see it was as described. The sword collapses. The collapsing mechanism works smoothly, and repeatedly. The catches reliably hold the sword open or closed. The construction is solid. The weight is good. The balance is pretty good, especially for a collapsing sword. For $45, this is an excellent purchase.Extras: The tassel is an acceptable mass market tassel, strong materials, and is well made.I especially appreciate the addition of the carrying case. It is a plain black zippered case about the size of a small toiletry bag. When the sword is collapsed and inside the case, it is completely discreet and unremarkable. No one will give it a second glance. Which is exactly what I want - no attention, no questions, no inspections.

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Aunque la empuñadura podría mejorar su tacto y Obviamente, al ser plegable, el equilibrio no es perfecto, me ENCANTA esta espada por su peso, estética y la precisión de su despliegue y recogida. Cabe señalar la utilidad de las instrucciones para desplegarla y recogerla correctamente, ya que, acostumbrado a otras de peor calidad, seguramente la hubiera forzado sin las instrucciones. Considero que ha sido buena compra, adecuada en la relación Calidad/Precio.

Qualität, Funktionalität und Optik, einfach alles sehr gut!!!Es kommt bei mir Kritiker sehr selten vor, daß ich nichts zu bemängeln habe!

PhysCool is the best seller I have ever used. They answer all questions quickly, efficiently and are extremely informative. The quality of the sword is far superior to any I have ever had and tailor made to my height. It arrived in its case complete with beautiful tassel and cleaning cloth well packed and many weeks before expected. This seller does absolutely everything to please their customers and I have no hesitation in highly recommending them and their excellent products. I will certainly use them again

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