Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: It almost cost me my life.

Stay away from these things if you plan to do partnered practice with them.I've been training in aikido and kenjutsu for a while. My last bokken broke so I got this pair, since I'm a little bit out of money. Didn't expect much for this price, but I also didn't expect it to almost get me killed.Like others said, I kept the black one and used the hard wood one for training. It broke in two and sent splinters up my face, almost piercing my eyes. I was lucky my partner was skillful and aimed higher, else I would have lost my eyes. When we examined the wood it was blackened and rooted to the core. Check the customer image for details.I'm returning this thing even though Amazon might not accept it. I don't want it one moment longer in my house than necessary.