stength of baton wood?

So I went to a local hardware store and bought a 1 inch diameter dowel cut it down to 2 feet and wrapped it in electrical tape. then I wrapped one side in electrical tape to make a handle. I am just useing this for practice with sword forms and stick forms. But was wondering would this be strong enough to use in a real fight? I am not sure the type of wood that the dowel is made of.



Thanks