I'm curious how often other Gumdo or other sword school out there practice live cutting?

How often and what do you practice? Bamboo? Straw? Paper? Fruit? Is this a primary part of your curriculum?

We try to do live cutting at least once a month, though that varries depending upon how many cutting mats we have. We use the rolled tatami mats and occasionally bamboo.

Daniel

We usually cut once every couple of months - common targets are Playdoh balls, especially with kagum, paper, and bamboo. I can't remember cutting straw ever.

Paper is good for seeing the straightness and 'cuttingness' of your cut, while the Playdoh is essentially fruit that you can reassemble and cut again.

We usually cut once every couple of months - common targets are Playdoh balls, especially with kagum, paper, and bamboo. I can't remember cutting straw ever.

Paper is good for seeing the straightness and 'cuttingness' of your cut, while the Playdoh is essentially fruit that you can reassemble and cut again.

Do you cut fruit with Kagums or Saegums?

Do you cut fruit with Kagums or Saegums?

We do the playdough with Kagums - Only one of us even has a Saegum. I imagine we would do the same with most fruit.

Paper we do with both jingum and mokgum.