Cold Steel Bokken (Sword Training Weapons)

www.coldsteel.com
Our Bokken and our new Wakazashi Bokken are made of the heaviest grade polypropylene available and closely duplicate a real Katana and Wakazashi in length, size, weight and feel. While theyre not quite as rigid as wood, they have the advantages of being virtually unbreakable and remarkably stiff and cut resistant.
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[@DiffuseAppearance]

"Dude you broke my ribs! what type of training sword is that?!"

[@MartialServantofGod]

Cold Steel you have just earned a life long customer. I recent bought 2 Bokkens and I have to say they are above and beyond what I expected. I will admit I am afraid to use them too hard from fear of them braking, but as I use them more my sword training is becoming better and the bokkens themselves are still in perfect condition.

[@consume_vegetables]

Cold Polypropylene

[@arek3866]

YEA COLD C>R>A>P!

[@MFFitness]

i own one of these bokkens and my friend has one and we sword fight all the time.i love these bokkens because they can stand up to almost anything i throw at it.

[@Spiritrunner6]

These bokken are fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. I've been collecting the lot (katana, wakizashi, longsword, bastard sword, and dagger) and so far the only weakness that I have found is that in storage the black elastics used to secure the removable crossguards dry out eventually and crack. The hold is still solid even without them, and a bit of good glue solves it permanently anyways. Only mod I had to do was rub the tips on some carpet to round them for sparring safety against thrusts.

[@fredd298]

HAHA the end, after seeing the damage it can do i'm not sure I want to use it for training anymore XD

[@johnakridge2916]

That's to show its durability

[@Krokok]

thic could be potentionally achieved by any hardwood, plus if someone were to swing at you like this during training, don’t train with them, they’re psychos

[@kross777rlsh9]

1:56 nice. been watching this vid over the years. I love the quick sword point to the face/ other guy blocks - etc.

[@nari14]

I was amazed on your techniques its like im watching samurai X,in a real performance..Keep up the Good Work American SAMURAI..

[@SpartanFury]

Bought 2 of the wakazashi models, very impressed. Would definitely recommend these

[@Blackheart6665555]

Oh yes and my sensei and fellow students and friends love the feel and power of the cold steel bokken.

[@Casper3417]

Very beautifully crafted bokken, I am going to have to pick me up one

[@Samukuai]

The Pallet Cutting test is one that i like a lot, you guys need to add it to your sword tests, they can more accurately show how sharp and useful your swords actually are, Love it, it should be a mandatory video segment on all medium to long slashing weapon classes and your blunt weapons

[@eeshsinger]

this video amazed me when i first saw this back in 2013 until now it still did

[@Proc112]

kinda not looking forward to getting hit by a bokken that can easily slice through a concrete block and watermelon....

[@tawmifm]

The only reason a wooden one can't is because it would break. So you'd be hit by the same force, and your partner would have a broken sword

[@choiettech]

At least you can fight a war with it ^^

[@windigo1592]

I mean wooden bokken can slice too with right technique

[@adamsgary56]

I was looking for something for home defense specifically for my room. I saw the vid on Amazon where they were smashing through cinder blocks with this. It's in my cart now. I'm sold.

[@TheGamingDandy]

Holy cow, I've broken 2 of my bokken sparring, I need this bad.

[@trialsrider001]

i bought a set of these and we love them.traditional hard wood has a nice feel but these will last forever.and that little bit of flex takes out the shock so its nice on the hands when you have those long battles.

[@AhmadAs7ab]

lovely bokken with strong material

[@ChickenPika]

I have one of these coming in the mail. I can't wait! I already have a suburi, but this bokuto'll be great!

[@TheRHOANJINNA]

thank You again, i'll not miss a chance to get such perfect training sword;)

[@tarquinogilvie]

I got one of these today for Christmas IT'S AWESOME! :D

[@VaSoapman]

I need one of these!

[@9SS94Cr]

Hmm, will you guys make polymer shinais? Just wondering if that is a good idea. Bamboo shinais create splinters when they start to break, but polymer won't have this problem. I guess the challenge will be creating the same weight and balance, since polymer has different density with bamboo. Another obvious challenge is, well, you won't be able to use a heavily modernized shinai in a tournament...

[@kissing88]

haha, i just ordered myself one of these! Looking forward to it!

[@TheWongFong]

nice to actually see non-asian martial artists with such smooth form with the sword. I've been doing kumdo for 7 years and am a 1st dan turning 2nd and this is by far the best form shown by non asians. Thumbs up and keep up the great work!!

[@Newbyrock23]

just bought one, from experience of using wood, there not as rigid, but the fact that they are so durable makes up for it. cold steel makes other sword types out of this material, sparring against the like materials evens out the field so that the rigidity issue fades away. Good stuff.

[@Blackheart6665555]

I have the CS bokken and I love it!!!!

[@HitMeUpOnMyCellPhone]

i like the dude with the long hair's style, it works pretty well with countering

[@hamzohattori2351]

Got my CS bokken a few months ago and what can I say - best purchase ever! Now I'm looking forward to buying a real Cold Steel katana, hehe. Keep up the awesome work, guys; cheers from Bulgaria! :)

[@Gunut101]

Thanks for responding so quick, don't get me wrong the bokken straightened it's self out and is as good as new now.

[@LeonYuL]

just got one, hopefully it comes soon :D

[@tristian27okemow]

when in doubt use the back end

[@Wanderer_of_Sol]

I've got one of these and I have to say its not bad. It's lasted, I donno exactly, about 4 years and isn't showing too much wear. I admit I've been fairly gentle to it, and I can confirm that HITTING A CINDER BLOCK WILL MESS UP THIS SWORD. I know this from experience. With my wooden ones I used to put on a demo where I break a bunch of tile, cinder blocks and boards. When I went to practice this with the Cold Steel one I took a big chunk of rubber off of the blade.

[@TheBoxingCannabyte]

I just got a white-oak bokken and a lighter redwood bokken. Cold Steel will be my next ones to try. It's my first bokkens so I wanted to go with traditional :)

[@justsomeguy3931]

I will probably be getting one of these. Some people talk smack about Cold Steel. With but a few exceptions (like DSA and Zombie Toolz), none answer the gauntlet thrown down by these kinds of abusive and destructive testing videos - much less with every product they make! I love your guy's Safe Maker 2 push knives, I wear 2 on my EDC, and plan to review them, as well as the dozen or so things I've bought from y'all over the years. My best advice to you is to take more heed to the historical weapons and martial arts, to make them a bit less choppy or clunky or whatever people's most common criticism is. I went Glock and Kalashnikov (and never looked back), because of the ruggedness, reliability, and durability of the designs and products. I like Cold Steel because they attempt to do that. Nothing is perfect, and they don't always suceed, but there's a lot of gems from this company that I think some people gloss over or snob at Also, you do get what you pay for. It's not an Albion - get over it lolz. Although I would looove to see Albion do the kinds of tests that Cold Steel, DSA, and Zombie Tools do - on every product ;) It's one of the things that made Wilkinson great! antiqueswordsforsale.com/history-of-the-wilkinson-sword-company/

[@THATMETALHEAD100]

thank you very much! ill look into it

[@mentaloasis]

Thanks for the info. Looks like I'll have to get a few of Cold Steel's stuff now, lol.

[@TokijinSacGunBlade]

Been thinking about getting a twin set offered on trueswords so I dont have to keep getting wooden ones every month.Breaking a brick with one :D thats all I needed to see.Keep up the great work ColdSteel :3

[@aznricecannon]

@elldazzy Just shows how good it is even with ineffective usage.

[@Traderjoe]

This looks cool, I want one. I noticed there were a few scenes where it seems they added the sound of a metal sword, I wonder why that was done?

[@skyjuiceification]

i was waiting for someone to say that.

[@mattmanbrownbro]

These bokken are very impact resistant, which is what counts. But they are very easily damaged if scraped across brick or concrete. But, I still love them (I have 2) and I wouldn't trade them for anything.

[@Driftxcess1]

I tested mine on a concrete brick, barely anything happened to it. I also chipped a corner of my wall with it. it got a few scrapes but nothing major.

[@ThePeopleneedhelp]

you got my vote

[@neohubris]

these guys are pretty good

[@Wanderer_of_Sol]

also I found these to be lighter then my wooden boken and they tend to get bent after a while and take some straightening. In summery, They last forever compared to wood, but don't provide the same ridged feeling as they tend to flex more. I prefer a good wooden boken, but if you want something for light/med contact that will last more or less forever, then this is a good buy. Especially now that they only cost like $30, mine was about $60 when it was new. Also they have a larger variety now.

[@Raishikaku]

Oo good nice. Thanks for the help.

[@magusdarkleo]

It has great balance, easy to handle, and is very sturdy. It even comes with a tsuba. If you want a comparison between a solid wooden bokken and Cold Steel's Bokken, they're the same, except Cold Steel's Bokken is unbreakable.

[@VirsdaIceMage]

@metallica2X4 I think those tests are more about testing the resilience of the bokken.

[@PABeaulieu]

I use a Cold Steel Bokken at our local Yoseikan Budo Dojo and it works fine.

[@jaywolflover]

I am getting one, WOOHOO!!!!

[@Beghty27]

thank you

[@MrMetonicus]

I wish they still offered this model with the smooth handle

[@TAKOHUMU]

I made a guava bokken (not perfect) and I feel like its 3/4 as strong as yours. It's not crack and rot resistant but man it's tough. My one down side I feel on mine is that it splinters when I hit something really rough (like cement, lava rock) I saw in the video how it broke a cinder block, but will it leave any dents on it?

[@thomaswillows306]

Fair enough :) Thanks!

[@MartialServantofGod]

@Zero9056, haha yeah I know right. The only thing that would mess it up if like you said, use anything sharp on it, but besides that, I have used it to break numerous items and it has not bent or done anything like that. Cold Steel wasn't lyinh when they said it was indestructible.

[@racto98]

i heard they have 2 versions of this bokken one's made of higher quality then the other and cost 20 bucks more think its called Bokken O so witch one is this

[@MirandaTolman96]

Do you guys plan on making more trainer models soon? I like to use them for MilSim. And want to add a little more badass to my loadout.

[@TheGr3atOwl24]

Lmao Oh God the look on his face at the end!!! Priceless! xD

[@Damienx247]

I'm stating to think that the unnamed big dude is cold steel's official torture test for all new Cold Steel products. R&D Rep: We got a new training weapon! Lyn Thompson: Alright, hand it over to the big guy and see how long it holds out. Big Guy: Me Smash!

[@TSTW0w0]

Damienx247 Your comment made my night xD

[@hawkstrike244]

I was wondering if there were any plans to make trainer versons of some of your sabers like 1917 cutlass, 1786 light cavalry saber, or even some of the fencing style swords like small sword and some of your rapiers?

[@Hyoronka]

I hope, that this bokken is as good as some guys say... I've started to train iaido and I hope that thing is better than a wooden one...

[@kross777rlsh9]

0:58 lmao I like how the music comes in as the second guy comes on screen . if that was edited to be that way that was a nice touch.

[@wtf28]

i have two of these before like whenever i hit something i would shake to the point it would hurt your hand after a few hard hits together and like i just thought like after a year of owning them i put hand wraps around the handle

[@Maliewa]

is a solid piece of polypropylene?; es una pieza solida de polipropileno?

[@gevlince]

I have one, and it is probably the only usefull weapon I can have, nobody mess with me knowing I practice with this little fella. Its a practice weapon, but of course, is not only the weapon what matters.

[@Gunut101]

Can you leav these in the hot summer sun or is it bad for them because I left mine in the sun for two hours and it bent, but it straitened out in the shade and I was wondering if it cuased any permanent dammige to the strength.

[@foxtrotpi]

I've never spared with mine, but yes, it does have some flexibility in the 'blade'. Just like a real sword would. Its not sloppy though and it dosnt 'wobble' for me when i swing it or anything. I've put the tip into the floor, bent the blade at a near 45 degrees, and it just springs back perfectly straight though.

[@kimanyv]

Hey cold steel, can you give us a video of you guys trying to cut this bokken with one of your swords?

[@Beghty27]

what is the name of that style of garment. I would like to purchase one but i do not know what the name of it is called.

[@preppyboy97]

Yeah, they were using a traditional form of Kenjutsu, I myself much prefer the improvised and high speed techniques that were used during the Meiji revolution, especially the types of techniques used by Gensai and Saito Hajime, but I still love to watch more traditional sparring matches such as the one shown here.

[@looga99]

very nice vid

[@ChickenPika]

Oh. Thanks for the reply, as well as all the other replies to my comments. Sorry to always annoy you with the bend thing. I won't do that anymore.

[@JohannVF]

Any chance you guys are going to make a training sword version for sabre? I'd buy one on the spot (have several of the current models now, and love the training longsword most of all).

[@KyoSawada1]

dude thats awsome and where do you buy it?

[@toothANDclaw13]

Lynn Thompson should write a book or memoir. At the very least post a list of books that influenced him the most. That would be great.

[@pmthompson3]

Hey guys I have a few questions. My buddy and I are looking for bokkens to train with. We are tired of our wooden swords breaking and we want a more permanent solution. We do fight each other with the weapons almost constantly. My first question is, how do these types of weapons hold up in a high-intensity fight? Especially against heavier blows. Also, are they suited for striking another person in a fight? We want to feel the pain but we don't want to actually hurt one another.

[@vivalafiaga]

what is that sword style? i am seriously impressed

[@tejumo7]

What is the difference between the CS Bokken and the CS O Bokken, besides the length? There is a significant difference in weight (17.7 oz versus 28.6 oz)? Is the item shown in the video the standard katana Bokken? Thanks!

[@thomaswillows306]

Hi!!I have request, again :D Any Chance, that Cold Steel could make a training sabre. In Old Continent there are loads of traditional fencing schools, and i.e. polypropylen polish sabre(or similar) would be a great, great help!! Cheers!!

[@Gunut101]

Thanks

[@respontaneous]

ok ive got one, and i put the tsuba on it, is there a simple way to get it off easily without damaging anything? coz the rubber ring if hard to get off lol

[@darkxarchon]

is there a way to modify it to improve its balance? I feel that it would be a lot nicer if the center of balance was closer to the tsuba.

[@crashtherose]

very easy to do, just have a proper handle added to give you weight and a better grip. take some leather or cotton and wrap it around it, add a small hole like one for a lanyard, and tie it off there. some rayskin strips before hand can also help. or just taking off some material with the blade. if you have a file, take some time to thin the blade a tad bit.

[@matthewsharp801]

it is the handle is heaver than the "blade"

[@kimanyv]

@csknives But didn't you guys say that it was cut resistance?

[@TheBoxingCannabyte]

How heavy are your bokkens? Are they similar to white oak which seems to be the closest to the real weight of a sword, or are the more like red oak which is very light and seems to be better for practicing katas (or for beginners?) and do you have any advice for someone who is trying to learn from instructional videos with a partner? (my dad is ex-special forces and a master of hand-to-hand and kali knife fighting, so am I, so we aren't inexperienced in combative training)

[@hornetz7399]

Awesome blunt weapon

[@melissas1331]

This is the most bad ass youtube video I have ever seen. I plan to bokken slash everything.

[@dvd88883]

How much does this cost? This awesome

[@jcstacruz6121]

I just bought the cold steel bokken almost one week now

[@paidturist]

+Dimensional Police and... how do you like it?? :-)

[@jcstacruz6121]

+KIS BIKA it is nice first time it was heavy now it felt normal to me and i wil practice freestyle

[@jcstacruz6121]

+KIS BIKA btw sorry i was too late to reply cause i just checked out this video today

[@PhantomxDrive]

I have a question. I received my bokken yesterday, opened it and found that it did not come with a suba. I checked the picture on your website and saw a suba on the bokken. It's not really a big deal but I was just wondering if it was supposed to come with one.

[@EnhancedNightmare]

Dear CS I have bought the longsword bokken along with my colleagues from HEMA group. Great product but with one flaw; the blade is badly balanced (enough to matter) Some of us cut thus making it shorter and better balanced. I hope this will be fixed with update version!

[@cexyles222]

awesome

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

@ReiMonCoH Hickory? i made one out of north american white oak. it dented an aluminum baseball bat.

[@Elihu1984]

do you make them with guard? (tsuba I think is called)

[@Rock_Shady]

@csknives that's when I pull out my m9 beretta filled with blanks to scare you away lol

[@TheSHJGaming]

I guess they couldn't get the rights for the Mission Impossible music

[@1BONT]

良い感じに立ち回れてるね

[@kieranfrench7433]

Do Cold Steel have any plans to make more polypropylene training weapons in the future?

[@LordJoseifius]

Liking the Shinkendo Kata and Kiai. Not such a great fan of the polypropylene bokken for tachiuchi though. The hickory bokken Matthew Lynch Sensei designed 'sit' in the grip better when responding to strikes. Personal preference though, I train suburi drills with the Cold Steel one to mix up my training.

[@woodwynn]

do you have a dvd for Bokken bunkai with the men on the vid.?

[@MuchachoLocoPro]

wow, he's good ....