Happyliya Chinese Tai Chi Sword Kung Fu Martial Arts Retractable Magic Sword

These are your basic junker collapsible "tai chi" swords. And the price of under $10 is just right.The swords themselves are decently balanced and are actually fine for practice Tai Chi sword forms. We sometimes run workshops where most or all of the people will have traveled. And these swords are great to bring for participants to use for a week. At the end of the week, they can keep them as a souvenir or toss them guilt-free. They've even held up through a few fencing drills, although I wouldn't try to practice much more than a few drills with the sword in contact with another sword.If you want an actual nice sword, buy a nice sword. You won't find any of those on Amazon. But, these are great for a reasonably priced sword that's decent to practice with.

Decent weight, although I expected it to be slightly heavier. Slides shut fairly well. I’m going to try a little graphite to see if it will slide easier, although it’s pretty good now. Nice design. I’m not an expert on the culture, so I don’t know if it looks “authentic” but it DOES look like a historic piece.

For the price, it is a decent product for its use. The weight distribution is not realistic, so if you were to use this as an actual practice sword, think twice. As for functionality, the sliding mechanism is flawed, as the parts get stuck so much that you need to use force to get them back into the hilt. I cut myself pushing the blades back into themselves, but that's my own stupid fault.It did not come with its nifty black pouch, which saddens me.Overall, it's fun for Chinese sword enthusiasts, even if it's a toy. Just be careful. That's all.

Our grandaughter really is happy with it.

Fun novelty item. I showed them to my boss, now I'm looking to buy another one since they won't give it back!

Do NOT BUY. Cut my son and grown adult!! Bad! Not little cut, dripping. The metal is so thin and does not collapse right!

This is in no way a self-defense or security weapon it's a nice child's toy though.

I needed a tai chi sword to practice the moves. This sword is barely acceptable. The handle is a very cheep plastic, the blade is too short, the tassel is cheap thread and too short, and the overall weight is very light. Nevertheless, I am not returning it because I can still use it as is for my limited purpose. I would not recommend it for general use as it does not come close to the quality of my previous folder. Still, I don't want to go lower than 4 stars because I am not returning it.