Martial Arts Fan Self Defense Weapon

The only thing this fan will protect one from are insects. If you purchase one, do so for decoration. For that I give it 5 stars. LJP

Ordered Two Of These, I Love Them, Theyre Sturdy And Open Smoothly.

Great price! These kinds of things in a China town may sell for 40$! It has many applications for self defense, and it's not so bad to look at either.

Incredibly impressed with this product; it's well constructed, pleasing to the eye and has a good weight. It's definitely an excellent combination of form and functionality. <br /><br />The description is a bit misleading--this item is NOT bladed, but any enterprising weapons collector could figure out how to sharpen the edges if they wanted. Regardless, it makes a formidable weapon and defense tool.<br /><br />My girlfriend's always wanted a tessen, and I'm sure she'll love this :)

Love the overall design, but wish it was sharpened and it had more blades.

So, I read about fighting fans in a ninja book, so I got one for my sister. She loved it! It is VERY large, VERY heavy! Be sure to expect BIG!!! Hanging it was also tricky, but she managed. Now, as seen in the picture, it has metal blades instead of wood. However, these blades are as dull as all get out. Also, the blades are exposed on the back, so if you hold it wrong, anybody could tell. So, it makes a wonderful historical and ninja display, but if you want real razors, go somewhere else.

I use this fan as a blinder for my very aggressive dog. It's easy to open-hold one side and drop the other and it opens with a SNAP! What the dog can't see doesn't bother him. Not weapons grade, but if the glue holds, I'm a happy camper.

Decent, though it could have been a little heavier. The characters are actually traditional Mandarin Chinese, not Japanese Kanji, though the meaning of the characters is correct. Overall, not a bad purchase for practice.

I bought this fan as a Christmas present for my friend. I gotta say I didn't think that it would be so heavy duty, this is defiantly a fighting fan and she is going to love it!

Nice fan. Moves a lot of air. One thing that is worth knowing is that this fan is not for the small handed person. It takes a consideral amount of strength to correctly use this fan.

I purchased this fan as a gift for my wife who loves oriental art and culture. admittedly, the fan is of a superior quality than i expected. it is really heavy and well constructed. at the time of my purchase, it was a buy one get one free item: so if you can catch them during this type of sell, it is all the better.

This is definitely not weapon grade like I expected. I paid 30 bucks for a pretty fan for my sister instead of getting her a functional weapon that I expected. If its for display its great, but the metal pieces holding the fan together are extremely flexible, and I didn't dare play rough with it. Shame on me for NOT READING THE DESCRIPTION FIRST

Bought 5 fans for my wife and daughter to use for competition. They were on special so thought I would give them a go..... Four out of five seem OK but fifth one started letting go very first use. Buyer beware, I would buy these if they are important to you or for them ones you purchase them for.

When I opened the fan, none of the metal was glued to the fabric. I tried to use Elmers to reattach the blades, but it bled right through the fabric. I just returned it and asked for a replacement. I think I'll put it on display, but it's not quality enough to open it very often.

The glue that holds the fabric material to the metal doesn't hold up even under the most casual use. When I tried to glue it myself it bled through the fabric and ruined the fan. It's a terrible product that deserves a zero star ranking.