JamesB
Green Belt
I know it's been asked before but I've searched all over and haven't found the exact answers to my questions. I need advise on training mats:
I run an American Kenpo class - and hire out a school sports hall which has quite a hard wooden floor. From time to time it would be nice to have something a little more forgiving on which to fall/throw. Not grappling, just to take the edge out of trips, sweeps, takedowns etc. Don't need a massive area....maybe 5x5 meters for the moment.
I can store the mats at the school but need something which is easy to put down/take up each night. Borrowing the school's mats doesn't seem to be an option so I am asking people's advise who use those "jigsaw" training mats.
Are they designed to be constantly layed down/taken up all the time? How long do they take to lay down - they look kind of tricky to link together??? The good thing about these mats is they seem not to slide about...but maybe the "tongues" would get damaged after repeated linking together?
Really I'm just asking has anyone used jigsaw mats this way or are there better alternatives? I live in the UK so any pointers to cheap mats would be welcome!
thanks,
James
I run an American Kenpo class - and hire out a school sports hall which has quite a hard wooden floor. From time to time it would be nice to have something a little more forgiving on which to fall/throw. Not grappling, just to take the edge out of trips, sweeps, takedowns etc. Don't need a massive area....maybe 5x5 meters for the moment.
I can store the mats at the school but need something which is easy to put down/take up each night. Borrowing the school's mats doesn't seem to be an option so I am asking people's advise who use those "jigsaw" training mats.
Are they designed to be constantly layed down/taken up all the time? How long do they take to lay down - they look kind of tricky to link together??? The good thing about these mats is they seem not to slide about...but maybe the "tongues" would get damaged after repeated linking together?
Really I'm just asking has anyone used jigsaw mats this way or are there better alternatives? I live in the UK so any pointers to cheap mats would be welcome!
thanks,
James