Training Swords - Wood, plastic, aluminum alloy or steel?

FAQ - What type of material is best for my sword practice? Sensei Norcross gives suggestions on this popular question.
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[@Born_Stellar]

I live in canada and our dojo exclusively recommends the real aluminum iaito from japan. I was directed away from using a dull steel sword, but the real iaito are very expensive. I also prefer more realistic to the real thing, ie weight. I've only been doing iaito for a few months so I'm still using a bokuto/bokken, and my bokken is also about as heavy as a real sword at 900g, however the balance of the bokken is way off and they are about 4-5 inches longer than a normal iaito. I've ordered a steel iaito from china and I'm looking forward to trying it out at home at least before I spend $1200 for a japanese iaito.

[@yudhanjaya]

Pretty useful, thanks!

[@garymoore6520]

Absolutely Awesome!!! Thank you for important information!!!!!

[@rickiecowens2410]

I love that's last sword. Super nice, beautiful sword.