My brother and I purchased each a uniform. I use it for practicing and training in Taijutsu and Ninjutsu. It is almost right on with correctness for traditional clothing for Japan and in period! The Pants can be a tough to put on, but with some practice they go on like regular pants. The face mask, if you sew the edges at the corners, you can bring the bottom piece up to make the eye slot smaller and fit your face better. The Arm gauntlets, the elastic can cut your circulation off, but keep the arm gauntlets down on your arm and that should solve the problem. I ripped off the KD tags, I mean...a ninja running away with a 4 inch white square on a black uniform saying KD? A good buy. If only it came in gray…

Love these Shuko! I feel it is one the best items ever devised by the Ninja. Though, through some study and training, I feel these are still better off being a self defense fighting weapon, rather than climbing. These are designed for anyone. Hence the big piece of metal. I've noticed in some pictures that Shuko was made per person. If you could fabricate these to you own hands, they would be better for climbing.