Bamboo Mats For Katana Cutting

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.

Bamboo mats for katana cutting.

These tameshigiri mats are great for learning to cut with your katana or if you are already experienced great for any cutting master. Essentially bamboo and tatami mats are the two main traditional cutting targets for japanese swords. This is a drunken overview of the hanwei bamboo mat katana. Tameshigiri is the japanese sword art of cutting rolled bamboo mats with a single strike.

I like the blade so much i want to have a backup around so i never have to be without one. On october 6 2003 daniel watson set a new personal record with a 6 mat cut. Great wave katana sh5004 msrp. Swords built specifically to handle the rigors of test cutting and practice.

Paul chen hanwei forge. 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. But below are some contemporary and popular substitutions. 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. Its pretty and cuts stuff all to hell. The sword of saint maurice sh2473 msrp.

This steel is made in hanwei s new factory with high tech equipment producing a very pure advanced metallurgy blade with excellent edge holding capability and. No not the painful kind you get on your fingers but cutting suspended paper is actually a traditional target and is especially popular with the korean sword arts. We are proud to offer 4 different katana styles in our base line of asian swords. Can be hung or used with a cutting stand.

All fittings are either iron or brass. 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 mat katana sh2438 msrp. These mats come pre rolled and tied.

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.