http://www.amazon.com/Swordmaster-Katana-Wooden-Bokken-Practice/dp/977100025X Thinking about getting it in the future. I don't need it immediately because my dojo provides sparring bokkens. It would just be nice to have if I have the opportunity to train outside the dojo or have some other bokken emergency. Cheers!
It looks painted. I always avoid painted bokken as they sometimes hide flaws in the grain. It may be a good bokken but the paint makes me suspicious.
For training in other Dojo you are probably better off just getting a standard bokuto. Personally I would be bloody cautious of anything called a "Katana Wooden Bokken Practice Sword".
I've seen bokken like that that are made out of mdf or chipboard or some other type of compressed wood fibre material, not solid oak. I'm no carpenter though, and it might just look like the one I saw but be sturdier.
It's a shame Ninecircles don't deliver outside Europe, they're awesome. I definitely wouldn't use Amazon to look for training weapons though. Have you tried some google searches or asked your instructor where they purchase their supplies from?
Generally, if a bokken has a "tsuka-ito" or wrap on it, it's probably a piece of junk that would die after limited contact. If you need to use Amazon, I think you would be better off with a typical oak bokken like this one: http://www.amazon.com/High-Quality-...sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1431612504&sr=1-10 E-Bogu is a reliable distributor in the USA ime.