Practice sword

Abstract

Provided is a practice sword which gives the feel of using a real sword by having a form and weight similar to those of a Japanese sword, does not cause injuries by striking during practice or matches, and will not be unusable due to damage and the like. This practice sword for practicing martial arts includes a sword hilt body, a blade portion, and a guard portion that separates the sword hilt body and the blade portion, said practice sword being configured such that the sword hilt body and the blade portion have a vinyl chloride pipe as a common core, the blade portion is formed by surrounding the outer surface of the common core vinyl chloride pipe with styrene foam, arranging elastic cushioning material on a distal surface thereof, and accommodating the styrene foam and the vinyl chloride pipe in a thin and long thick cloth bag, and the sword hilt body is formed by abutting top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood against the top and bottom peripheral surfaces of the common core and winding a string around the common core and the surfaces of the top and bottom rod-like pieces of wood.

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