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• Ideal practice tool for self defense training.
• Comes curved and straight.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
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6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Great for the priceOct 12, 2005
By magellan
For the price you can't beat this knife. I have several, and they work just fine, my main complaint being that the heavy butt's taper is so thick that it tends to force your grip up toward the guard. Other than that it works great for what it's intended to do.
I have lots of rubber knives from various makers that I use for knife practice. The ones from Cold Steel are also excellent since you can get several nicely made models.
One tip for you kali, escrima, and knife defense enthusiasts out there, try doing your combinations and drills with both the regular and reverse grip. You'll find that the standard 5 or 8 or 12 angles of attack, whatever you use in your system, change quite a bit, especially for the defanging the snake drills. If you're trying to defang using the reverse grip, and your partner is using the regular grip, you'll notice the angle and the technique has to change a bit, and also if you're both in reverse grip. Also try your combinations with the checking hand with the opponent in the reverse grip and see how much harder they are to get right.
In some ways, the reverse grip is more versatile and powerful defending against the regular grip, because of the useful hooking and tip parries that can be done, especially since the tip down lower wing block is a weak block because of the position of the wrist. On the other hand, it's easier in many ways to defang the snake if you're defending in the regular grip and the opponent is in the reverse grip.
Anyway, just a few tips for you knife enthusiasts out there. I am a kali/escrima instructor myself with black belts in karate and kung fu also, and have been teaching and training in the martial arts for over 40 years.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Useful training toolSep 29, 2005
By L. A. Kane
Heavier and more rigid than the tanto version but has the benefit of an integral hand guard. The paint cracks and peels quickly so it gets ugly fast. Other then that it's well made and lasts under heavy use. I've had a half dozen of these for training classes and they've held up perfectly for almost five years now. They bend but don't break, hit hard enough to tell you've been struck, but don't leave any lasting injury though they do have a tendency to leave welts with heavy impact where the lighter tanto-style knives do not. I strongly suggest avoiding head shots or wear appropriate protection. Great value-priced training tool.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Cheap, good for solo-drills, not so good for 2 man practiceJun 10, 2010
By R. Stroud
"A true shaolin artist...is a mastery of all things in Peace and War"
This model is cheap and has a cool hand guard grip, but because of this design, the blade itself is a second piece that is attached on, and is broken off very easily. If you are looking for a heavy duty training knife to "shadow box" with, then this knife is ok. But, if your looking to do sparring or partner drills with this knife, its going to break somewhat easily, and you will be left dissapointed like I was. Your better off getting the straight edge, which is much better for sparring/2 man drills, because the blade and handle are pretty much "one-piece" and the blade wont break off as easily, and if it does, you can easily tape it up without having a bulky hand-guard in the way like this model,
I would say pass on this one. Unless someone gave me this training knife for FREE as a gift, I wouldnt get it
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
You get what you pay forFeb 11, 2010
By B. Bransky
"Brad"
We bought 4 of these for our dojang as the price was right. 2 of them broke in half within a few sessions. Spend a tad more and get something that doesn't break right away.
Depends on what you want it for...May 06, 2012
By C. CAETANO
"Fabio Caetano"
I used this knife for a film and looked fine on camera, but while using it in a fighting scene, the blade part ripped off.
We are unsure if it was just that one unit, or if its not that durable. It is made out of rubber and feels like a really good quality rubber.
We purchased 2 more just in case, and they did not break.
One con if you use it for a movie, the blade part often bends and is hard to make it strait.
Overall, whether you use it for combat training, film or stage, you will enjoy this product.
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