Quote Originally Posted by SMZ
If you want something to practice with, there are all kinds of wooden, foam, padded, etc training weapons you can find online... pretty much all the sites have similar prices and products... however if you get a wooden sword you're going to need to get some kind of armor as well and a dedicated sparring partner... and be careful, a piece of hickory can break bones, for training purposes I would say always avoid thrusts, unless you are supervised, because the force of a thrust is very concentrated, even a foam practice sword can cause injury with a thrust
Yep, if you want training better not to begin with steel ...