Paul Chen Kung Fu sword
 

I am a martial artist with a number of years of experecne and i am thinking about buying this Paul Chen Kung Fu sword
Does anyone have any experence useing it or know of a good review?

Handled one a while back. Fairly well built and sturdy. I remember the blade being quite thin though.

Aren’t the kung fu swords or Chinese broad swords supposed to be thin for flexibility?

I believe the show swords are thin and wobbly, but the actual fighting swords are a little thicker. Not a lot thicker, but enough to tell the difference. This is probably not a bad sword, but for around $100 I would think it may be a little cheap, but it depends on what you are using it for. I would ask whoever you are training with what kind and where to get them. I found a local shop for my gear, then investigated the brands and types then found them online for less then half price.

I would say u can't go wrong with paul chen, even though i only know his japanese swords, never seen a kung fu sword from paul chen before

I sell paul chens products, have since about the time when they came out, and usualy he does an admirable job- I have moved quite a few of those through my shop and can say that on that one, he did one hell of a job- I have people who DONT LIKE KUNG FU SWORDS who have bought that one after handling it- damn thing moves like a ghost- and if I can get one to hold still for long enough I will keep one-they have a good price on it too- only problem is that chen is currently having trouble meeting demand, and on some of my best sellers I am a few months backlogged...... and btw, they are made as, and work as, deadly weapons, unless they are specificly designated as thin training swords, or unedged training swords (they make both)

I have never even seen Paul's Kungfu sword but I own three of Paul's other swords: a ninja, a katana and a taichi. I don't think you can beat the workmanship at this price level.

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Thanks for the info Fire, i'm looking forward now to getting my hands on one!

I have heard that Paul Chen swords are very well made, but be careful there are a lot of good and bad copies out there.

yeah, but the coppies tend to be way cheaper looking too, - ps, if you but from e-bay, or any other online auction, or e-bay store, you get no warranty, so sayeth the chen-meister- and there is a better chance of knock offs being snuck in- to be safe, buy from a CAS Iberia affiliated dealer- they are the ONLY point of entry dealer in the USA- even Blue ridge, the behemoth wholesaler, gets em from lil ole CAS.....btw, there is currently a helluva wait on a lot of chen stuff, so order early......

No doubt about the backorder, but anything that gets here is gone fast!

Just sold a Bushido Katana last week. Didn't last long for a $1075 sword!

You mean you can still own swords in California??? Whodathunkit!!! I'm sure they'll ban them next.

I'd be wary of the dealer, myself. Any place with that many grammatical and spelling errors seems terribly unprofessional.

on dealers- swordforum international is a good place to lurk for info on dealers- and there are some baddies out there.... I personally refuse to deal with anyone that does not have a phone number that I can reach them at, and a verifiable address- sadly, I have even seen scam artists mascarading as distributers ( so they are even scamming dealers now) quick and easy is not always a great idea.....