Bamboo Mats For Katana Cutting

But below are some contemporary and popular substitutions.

Bamboo mats for katana cutting.

Bamboo mat katana sh2438 msrp. These mats come pre rolled and tied. The sword of saint maurice sh2473 msrp. We are proud to offer 4 different katana styles in our base line of asian swords.

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. I like the blade so much i want to have a backup around so i never have to be without one. 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. 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.

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. All fittings are either iron or brass. Swords built specifically to handle the rigors of test cutting and practice. 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.

Its pretty and cuts stuff all to hell. 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. Can be hung or used with a cutting stand.

It continues to the present day but has evolved into a martial art which focuses on demonstrating the. Bamboo mat katana this is the blade i use as my daily practice blade both for drawing and cutting. These tameshigiri mats are great for learning to cut with your katana or if you are already experienced great for any cutting master. Paul chen hanwei forge.

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. Great wave katana sh5004 msrp. This is one of my favorite blades.

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.