Bamboo Mats For Katana Cutting

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.

Bamboo mats for katana cutting. Swords built specifically to handle the rigors of test cutting and practice. We are proud to offer 4 different katana styles in our base line of asian swords. Each sword blade is fully functional and constructed from a differentially hardened t10 steel that is wet stone sharpened and suitable for cutting soft to medium targets such as tameshigiri mats or bamboo. Essentially bamboo and tatami mats are the two main traditional cutting targets for japanese swords.

Paul chen hanwei forge. Bamboo mat katana sh2438 msrp. The paul chen hanwei forge produces the finest quality reproductions swords and accessories to the collector community click here to read more about how their hand forged blades and lost wax cast fittings are made. I like the blade so much i want to have a backup around so i never have to be without one.

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. The sword of saint maurice sh2473 msrp. Kult of athena swords sh2438 hanwei bamboo mat katana the hanwei bamboo mat katana features a chu kissaki blade of hanwei s own high alloy hws 2s steel which combines impressive performance with a striking o choji hamon. Great wave katana sh5004 msrp.

Bamboo mat katana this is the blade i use as my daily practice blade both for drawing and cutting. On october 6 2003 daniel watson set a new personal record with a 6 mat cut. Just soak in water for a few hours or if possible overnight and get cutting. These tameshigiri mats are great for learning to cut with your katana or if you are already experienced great for any cutting master.

But below are some contemporary and popular substitutions. All fittings are either iron or brass. Can be hung or used with a cutting stand. These mats come pre rolled and tied.

It continues to the present day but has evolved into a martial art which focuses on demonstrating the. This is one of my favorite blades. Tameshigiri is the japanese sword art of cutting rolled bamboo mats with a single strike. This is a drunken overview of the hanwei bamboo mat katana.