Tatami Omote Mats

While this is a very simple explanation there are numerous other intricate elements used.

Tatami omote mats. Tatami are covered with woven soft rush 藺草 igusa straw the core is traditionally made from rice straw. Our product range includes the typical and traditional mats filled with wara or rice straws and covered with igusa or the rush mat to the more modern but still all natural and environmentally responsible compressed fibre board covered with. A tatami 畳 is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional japanese style rooms tatami are made in standard sizes twice as long as wide about 0 9 m by 1 8 m depending on the region. These are the same top quality mats that mugen dachi has sold for many years.

Tatami omote 4 10 bales of 30 targets each. Our mugen dachi targets are new mats imported from china and provide consistent resistance. Targets today are typically made from wara or goza either bundled or rolled into a tubular shape. We are the retail supplier of tatami mats from mugen dachi.

The cover omote is natural igusa rush. They may be soaked in water to. Cutting tatami targets is recommended for tameshigiri test cutting providing the best training and preparation for competition. Now there are various new materials to make tatami but the basic idea hasn t changed for centuries.

Another benefit of using our new mats is that if you choose you can make two quality targets from a single tatami mat reducing your costs and making tameshigiri even more affordable. Mugen dachi is the sole importer of tatami omote in the united states. Other materials such as goza the top layer of tatami mats bamboo and thin steel sheets were also used. Tatami consists basically of a base omote and heri edges crafted in to a rectangle.

Our used japanese targets offer more resistance and provide a target consistent with. In martial arts tatami are the floor used for training in a dojo and for competition. The materials used to test generally were criminals and cadavers. Tatami omote 1 3 bales 30 pack not rolled.

East coast nihonzashi west coast. Please visit the vendors listed below to purchase mugen dachi tatami omote for your tameshigiri practice. To be able to cut consecutive times on one target or to cut multiple targets while moving requires that one be a very skilled swordsman. The target most often used at present is the goza or tatami omote rush mat.

Tatami omote targets for tameshigiri it is important to use proper targets when training. In modern practice of tameshigiri the targets most often used are the goza or tatami omote rush mat. Tatami mats have been around for centuries evolving from the simple grass mats commonly found in asia. Our regional vendors sell our high quality tatami omote from coast to coast.

Don t confuse our tatami omote with beach mats or the thinner more flimsy 48 inch mats being sold elsewhere for tameshigiri.