Boo-sticks
From AmtWiki
"Boo-Stick" Was a negative description to describe the emergence ultra light weapons. It was a negative term coined by those who still created weapons the old way. The "old way" tended to be much heavier (PVC core) then the new style of swords (Fiberglass or Rattan). The term was used predominently in the North East. The two styles of weapon creation are sometimes described as New school and old school.