S-TEC 35' Practice Padded Foam Sparring Sword Set with ABS Handle and PVC Core.

I'm honestly impressed by the these. For the price they are quality. Myself and my brother have used them for about a total of 2 30m-1h fights. On the very hard and aggressive conditions. (There's a lot of pent-up anger between the two of us). They handle surprisingly well and are relatively light. They hurt bad enough not to want to get hit but you can smack each other across the jaw with him without any significant damage. (Neither of us know how to use a sword). Edit: The third fight the PVC broke. The only damage that has been sustained on the swords themselves is from a downward strike which hit my brother's thumb and thumbnail (which is abnormally long) That ripped it a little bit. But it's easily fixed with tape. The swords have good flexibility, they have good durability, only complaint that I have is on the grip itself. After 30 minutes to an hour with all the sweat and weakening of your grip it becomes very hard to hold the mostly smooth plastic. We are going to fix the issue ourselves which isn't going to be too hard.

My kids and husband use these every night! They love to play fight and these hold up and while they do hurt, it’s a lot better than plastic! Weight is great and I feel they are well made. We are actually thinking about getting more as the adults want to use them too! Update 09/07/2022 They are bent now but still fully functional. The dogs have attacked them, we use them almost every night. I am amazed that they have held up still. I will post a video soon. These have no right holding up to the torture we’ve put them through. One thing I will say though. Even though I consider myself a martial artist and did kendo when I was younger, there will be some level of annoyance getting attacked when walking in the door after work by two foam swords. These can hurt. But take a deep breath before walking in the door and grab a sword and fight/wrestle.

These are amazing, perfect for larping! Best for adults and teens as it's a little heavy for one handed wielding after time. Remember to hit lightly- you will bruise each other if you really hack at your partner! Lol So much fun, can't recommend enough!

I'd give 5 stars because we've used training swords like these in the past and theyre sturdy. Only giving 4 because the package arrived with the seal on the box broken/torn and that just sits wrong with me. Swords are fine thankfully so we look forward to enjoying them :)

My son had a cool looking set of padded swords that had hard plastic hand-guards. He loved to play with them and they looked like real swords, but the ends broke pretty quickly, and the hand guards hurt like heck if they smack you in the hand, which happens a lot. I bought these to replace those old swords and they are awesome! They are much sturdier, even with pretty intense action. The handles are hard, which is good for grip and control, but the handguards are foam, so no more rapped knuckles. The foam is pretty dense. It's not just pool-noodle foam. I think the core is PVC, but it seems pretty strong and rigid. There have been a lot of hard hits and they are holding up just fine. The weight is pretty good too. They are easy to swing and balance, but not so light that you can just whip them all over at lightning speed. They also aren't so heavy that they will leave bruises on hard hits. I've seen my son and his friends whack each-other in the head multiple times and they just keep right on going.