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Tameshigiri is the Japanese art of cutting rolled straw mats with a single strike. Each individual tatami mat is said to have a difficulty of cut equal to severing a man's upper leg and is more difficult than severing a head. The wara used in these videos were purchased from Bugei Trading Company (they are not thin beach mats), and then soaked in water for 36-48 hours prior to the cut. Each wara is approx. 4 ½ inches in diameter when rolled.

Angel Sword Heavy Cutting
Tameshigiri Tournament: Highlights, including world record 23 mat cut by Bruce Baldwin.

A series of cuts by Elias Felan, Steve Miller, Stephen Green and world record holder Bruce Baldwin.

Video courtesy of Don Yodis, www.magicmomentsintime.com.
(Video edited and compressed for the Web.)

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Destruction Testing at the Angel Sword Forge

This is an S7 blade treated with our patent-pending Therma-Cycle processing, which uses heat and extreme cold to make blades of exceptional toughness.

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More Destruction Testing at the Angel Sword Forge

Another S7 blade treated with our patent-pending Therma-Cycle processing, which uses heat and extreme cold to make blades of exceptional toughness.

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Tameshigiri Demo:
Fourteen-mat Tatami Cut - The Even Bigger Taco!

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Tameshigiri Demo:
Twelve-mat Tatami Cut - The Big Taco!

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Tameshigiri Demo: Twelve Mat Cut!

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Tameshigiri Demo:
Eight Tatami Cut in Slow Motion!

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Tameshigiri Demo: Nine Tatami Cut!

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Tameshigiri Demo: Nine and a Half Tatami Cut!

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