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RoninWolf
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I've been thinking of getting some practice mats for home use. In my area the martial arts shops sell rubber jigsaw mats, about 20mm to 30 mm thick, and about 1 metre square. I've never trained on these before, but they seem like a hard landing to me.
My dojo uses gym mats, about 50 mm thick. This might be a preferable option, though more expensive. If I go this way, I'm thinking of two mats 2 metre by 1 metre (roughly 6 foot by 3 foot). Its not a huge area, but I can lay them end to end for practicing rolls, and side by side for everything else.
Any thoughts? Is a two by two metre square configuration appropriate? What size and configuration would others recommend.? What thickness, and what materials should it be made of? The ads I have bandy about options like foam and/or compressed rubberised foam, and I have no idea what the difference is in terms of landing on it.
Any suggestions or tips gratefully received.
My dojo uses gym mats, about 50 mm thick. This might be a preferable option, though more expensive. If I go this way, I'm thinking of two mats 2 metre by 1 metre (roughly 6 foot by 3 foot). Its not a huge area, but I can lay them end to end for practicing rolls, and side by side for everything else.
Any thoughts? Is a two by two metre square configuration appropriate? What size and configuration would others recommend.? What thickness, and what materials should it be made of? The ads I have bandy about options like foam and/or compressed rubberised foam, and I have no idea what the difference is in terms of landing on it.
Any suggestions or tips gratefully received.