{"product_id":"6151","title":"Cold Steel Polypropylene Trench Hawk Trainer","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe best of the world's sword fighters have known a simple truth for ages... if you want to become a reasonably good sword fighter you should endeavor to learn sword fighting techniques, footwork and the basic stances. However, if you want to be a master at sword fighting you have to eventually start fighting with a \"live blade\". If your ultimate goal is to wield a razor sharp sword safely and effectively, you need to train with a sword that approximates the size, feel and heft of a live blade, yet minimizes the possibility of causing grievous, permanent, or life-threatening injury to yourself or your training partner.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis concept was implemented by the ancient Romans, who used dull wooden swords to train their Gladiators and soldiers. And Japanese Samurai used a wooden training sword that was called a Bokken. It's an elegant solution to a vexing problem and effective enough to still be used today. The only problem is that a wooden sword can rot, crack, chip or splinter and eventually become useless.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCold Steel's solution to these dilemmas was to design a synthetic substitute, low in price and impervious to the elements. The Cold Steel line of Training Weapons are made of heaviest grade polypropylene available and closely duplicate a real sword in length, size, weight and feel. While they're not quite as rigid as wood, they have the winning advantages of being virtually unbreakable, remarkably stiff and cut resistant.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ctable\u003e\r\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e \u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eImperial\u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eMetric\u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e15.9oz\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e0.45kg\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBlade Thickness\u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e3½\"\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e8.9cm\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBlade Length\u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e8½\"\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e21.6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eHandle Details\u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eSantoprene\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOverall\u003c\/th\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e19¾\"\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e50.2cm\u003c\/td\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\r\n\t\u003c\/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c\/table\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Feefo logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.feefo.com\/feefo\/feefologo.jsp?logon=www.coldsteel-uk.com\u0026amp;template=bigroundelp.png\u0026amp;vendorref=92R14BBZ\u0026amp;mode=Product\u0026amp;smallonzero=true\" title=\"See what our customers say about us\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Playwell","offers":[{"title":"Cold Steel Polypropylene Trench Hawk Trainer","offer_id":52772065771866,"sku":"COLDSTRENCHHAWK","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/3824\/0858\/files\/trench-hawk-trainer-92bkpth.jpg?v=1763468188","url":"https:\/\/martialartlife.myshopify.com\/products\/6151","provider":"Martial Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}