Tameshigiri Most Mats Cut World Record

Sherwood fair bruce baldwin cuts 26 mats to take the world record in the nodachi class sword.

Tameshigiri most mats cut world record. During the edo period only the most skilled swordsmen were chosen to. Cut the fabric off the ends it s synthetic and doesn t cut cleanly and roll. A series of cuts by elias felan steve miller stephen green and world record holder bruce baldwin. The previous record was believed to be eight tatami mats with a single katana strike.

It continues to the present day but has evolved into a martial art which focuses on demonstrating the. Consisting of the outer covering omote of the tatami mat used in japanese homes a single rolled tatami mat over a bamboo core is supposedly extremely close in consistency to that of a human arm or neck which is very scary when you see how easily some swords cut right through it. Bruce baldwin achieved a new world s record at the 2009 japan festival held in houston texas on april 25th and 26th 2009.

The mugen dachi company has brand new traditionally made tatami omote for practical cutting exercises with your japanese sword. Tameshigiri 試し斬り 試し切り 試斬 試切 is the japanese art of target test cutting the kanji literally mean test cut kun yomi. During the few days following the record cut three separate individuals claimed a ten mat cut beating the new record. Toshishiro obata holds the record for kabuto wari or helmet cutting for his cut on a steel kabuto helmet.

Highlights including a world record 23 mat cut by bruce baldwin. This achievement was thorough. Woven beach mats walmart or similar puts woven beach mats similar to this on clearance at the end of each summer.

These things cost them about 0 15 each they sell for about 10 each during the season and go on clearance for about 0 99 each. The record for most cuts in one minute 68 is held by daitō ryū aiki jūjutsu practitioner konstantinos karipidis of greece. Tameshigiri 試し斬り 試し切り 試斬 試切 is the japanese art of target test cutting the kanji literally mean test cut kun yomi. These days tatami omote is easily the most common medium for dojo approved tameshigiri.