Tameshigiri Tatami Cutting Mat

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Tameshigiri tatami cutting mat. Tameshigiri 試し斬り 試し切り 試斬 試切 is the japanese art of target test cutting. Perfect for cutting test and competitions as well as practicing mat cuts and working on the perfect cut. This practice was popularized in the edo period 17th century for testing the quality of japanese swords and continues through the present day. Tameshigiri is the japanese sword art of cutting rolled bamboo mats with a single strike.
Ships from and sold by vivian discount store. These days tatami omote is easily the most common medium for dojo approved tameshigiri. To begin your warrior s pilgrimage we offer the modern kenkaku our tameshigiri cutting mats. The two owners of mugen dachi are also martial artists and kenjutsu deshi.
The kanji literally mean test cut kun yomi. Knives remembered 39 x 72 heavy duty tatami mat for tameshigiri sword cutting test target 17 95 in stock. In modern practice of tameshigiri the targets most often used are the goza or tatami omote rush mat. Cutting tatami targets is recommended for tameshigiri test cutting providing the best training and preparation for competition.
Our regional vendors sell our high quality tatami omote from coast to coast. Each individual tatami mat is said to have a difficulty of cut equal to severing a man s upper leg which is more difficult than severing a head. The goal of our company is to provide you with the best tatami material available at a reasonable cost for the purpose of practical cutting exercises with a sword.
Mugen dachi is the sole importer of tatami omote in the united states. I am looking for an online store preferably or a store with a physical location in northern new jersey if possible otherwise central works too that sells either tatami or beach mats they can be combined to get a similar feel to tatami for cheap for the purpose of tameshigiri cutting practice. 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. To be able to cut consecutive times on one target or to cut multiple targets while moving requires a very skilled swordsman.
Our tameshigiri mats are the best money can buy.