I’ve trained in martial arts for over thirty years and nothing I have held comes close to this craftsmanship. These weapons are a work of art. I will be trading ...

After purchasing a jo made of ipe and being immensely pleased, I replaced my old hanbo with a 40″ one made of ipe and 1.5″ in thickness. These weapons are ...

I had been using a softwood bokken in my martial arts, but i was needing something of a better quality and heard through various forums about Blizniak’s. I for one ...

I am absolutely stunned by the quality and craftsmanship of the odachi-style bokken I purchased. I requested a shorter handle and low POB Odachi length custom bokken with tapered lamination, ...

Purchased an engraved, custom yawara. Katalox wood, 1 inch diameter, and 17 inches in lenght-wanted to make a Tan-bo. It was delivered today. Awesome and beautiful. Absolutely made my day! ...

Purchased an engraved custom Jo Staff from Blizniak’s Bokken and I am sure glad that I did. Dan was amazing to correspond with and when my Staff arrived I was ...

Very impressive. Custom design exactly to order. Delivery was a little slow, but we had great communication. Will definitely order here again.

This is the second bo I have bought from Dan and again, I am amazed. The look, the weight, the feel. It’s like the bo was meant for me. Those ...

Dan’s work is a thing of beauty. I had a project coming up and was in need of a 2-part bo staff to travel with on short notice. Given the ...

I found Blizniak’s Bokken while researching different stores and craftsmen for days — reading about it in an old website and then being thoroughly impressed by the unique, custom order ...

I can’t say enough good things about the quality of work Dan does or his commitment to his customers. I have both a triple layered bokken and pair of naginatas ...

I was extremely pleased to receive my new custom bokken from Dan. Both the service I received and the final product were of outstanding quality. I ordered a laminated bokken ...

I emailed Dan and he got back to me when the wood I wanted became available. 10/10 for service and quality! Thank you!

I highly recommend the high quality hand-made products by Dan Blizniak. I have so far ordered several staffs from him, and they are all excellent and a delight to train ...

The bokken Tsubas work well, and the bubinga bokken I ordered is fantastic!

Made a custom adjustment, thoroughly impressed he did as asked. Cumaru is strong, and the length required a dimension adjustment, which he complied. Quality craftsmanship

I came across these amazing bokkens at the Martial Arts Super Show in Las Vegas. I had used some other bokkens before and these are in a whole other league. ...

I asked for a 1/2 inch increase in depth of blade through handle made of Katalox. This bokken is not only stronger than other hardwoods I’ve come across, but the ...

I purchased a hickory suburito, and Dan messaged me and asked if I wanted this one jumbo as well, to which I gladly said yes. I received it yesterday, and ...

I’ve said it many times: He does very good work, even with custom orders. This time an augmented bloodwood bokken, which came out spectacularly, and he fulfilled my expectations. I ...

Bubinga bokken has fantastic feel to it. Got some heft, but still a little lighter than some woods. The growth rings go the whole length of the blade, and yet ...

So my Cumaru bokken i bought awhile back has its review for customer service reasons. Now it’s time for a product review. The bokken has it’s strength on par with ...

I asked Dan to make a tachi style bokken with extremely deep total sori, but at regular bokken length. This is not an easy project. The high arching profile makes ...

Mr. Blizniak, I would like to thank you for the beautifully crafted bokken – Bloodwood with Ipe core. This is the Finest bokken that I have ever owned! The craftsmanship ...

The layering of the bokken for this is Hickory-Bubinga-Hickory, and that was probably the smartest one i asked for almost a year and a half back. Aesthetically, some people don’t ...

Honestly, I just got your Hanbo, it’s the best I ever had. I trained for the last 40 years, I had masters from China and Japan make hanbo for me ...