This woven rice straw mat will stand 36 tall when placed vertically.
Cutting mats tatami.
It has a diameter of approximately 2 3 4 3 1 4 overall length.
It is an ideal material for testing the cutting ability of a sword and the skill of its user for practically any bladed weapon.
The inside is filled with rice straw while the outer layer is woven rush grass.
Targets today are typically made from wara or goza either bundled or rolled into a tubular shape.
On october 25 2003 master swordsmith daniel watson set a new record performing japanese tameshigiri by cutting nine tatami mats with a single katana strike.
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.
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A tatami mat is a traditional japanese straw mat made from rice straw and rush grass.
This results in very frazzled not smooth cuts.
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Trying tameshigiri for the very first time with real mats.
This tatami rice mat is purpose made for tameshigiri cutting practice.
I also use them myself as when it comes to comparing the results of test cutting on my site i need to be sure that the only variable is the sword.
Perfect for cutting test and competitions as well as practicing mat cuts and working on the perfect cut.
In this feat showing the superiority of both sword and swordsman master watson wielded one of his bright knight katanas.
The edge of the rush grass covering is bounded with a plain border fabric called heri that is made from the hem material.
In modern practice of tameshigiri the targets most often used are the goza or tatami omote rush mat.
I ve done a shitty beach mat before but that was nothing.
These are not very good mats for cutting.
The edges are hemmed nicely so the mats don t absorb water as well as classic tameshigiri mats.
They look more like floor mats.