The best knife for training, especially because of the price. The only down side is that the silver paint on the blade peels off. Otherwise, it bends nice but does not break from wear and tear.

Nicely balanced with good grip. I have never broken a pair and they are very comparable to higher priced sais. Only complaint is that the grip pad may come off eventually but this is easily fixed and grip tape is sold which is easy to put on in case the original grip does come off.

design: *****
weight & balance: *****
durability: ****

The Bamboo Fan is a very good weapon for traning and very good for beginners. This fan does have it's down sides, it is a lot lighter then metal fighting fans, and the fabric frays.... not such a big problem!