Tatami Mat Cutting

These traditional tatami mats are made from high quality materials such as rush grass surface stitching yarn tatami border and protective backing are all imported from japan.

Tatami mat cutting. Our mugen dachi targets are new mats imported from china and provide consistent resistance. Heavy duty tatami mat cutting mat for tameshigiri sword cutting matt for cutting test practice wood kando cutting stand sold separately kando cutting stand for cutting practice sold separately 4 2 out of 5 stars 18. Our regional vendors sell our high quality tatami omote from coast to coast. In modern practice of tameshigiri the targets most often used are the goza or tatami omote rush mat.

While quite expensive typically around 10 a mat tatami mats or goza which are almost twice as challenging to cut as tatami but visually almost identical are the most traditional target and cutting them with a set pattern of moves is known in jsa japanese sword arts as tameshigiri. 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. Our used japanese targets offer more resistance and provide a target consistent with. These days tatami omote is easily the most common medium for dojo approved tameshigiri.

East coast nihonzashi west coast. Other materials such as goza the top layer of tatami mats bamboo and thin steel sheets were also used. Perfected over 1300 years handmade japanese tatami is the most versatile flooring available. Our tameshigiri mats are the best money can buy.

The surface tension of a rolled and soaked tatami mat is quite similar to human skin and the inner. On october 6 2003 daniel watson set a new personal record with a 6 mat cut. Mugen dachi is the sole importer of tatami omote in the united states. Ryujin heavy duty tameshigiri cutting omote mat.

Tameshigiri is the japanese sword art of cutting rolled bamboo mats with a single strike. To be able to cut consecutive times on one target or to cut multiple targets while moving requires a very skilled swordsman. With proper care our tatami last up to 20 years. Cutting tatami targets is recommended for tameshigiri test cutting providing the best training and preparation for competition.

Tatami omote targets for tameshigiri it is important to use proper targets when training. Please visit the vendors listed below to purchase mugen dachi tatami omote for your tameshigiri practice.