Articles on mats and gear
The questions buyers ask before equipping a gym: what mat size to choose, how tatami differs from budo mats, what thickness a school needs, and what a sambo set includes. We answer as a manufacturer, with figures from our own price list and production experience.
Flooring for a Martial Arts Gym: How to Choose
Four types of flooring that any gym chooses from. We compare construction, thickness and price per square meter, and explain what to choose for each sport and each room.
·8 min
Wall Padding: How to Choose Gym Wall Protection
Four decisions determine price and service life: backing, thickness, mounting and cover. We go through each one and calculate the area from the gym's perimeter.
·6 min
Gymnastics Mats and Safety Foam Modules
A mat protects, a module absorbs the impact. We cover fillers and densities, covers, thicknesses from 40 to 600 mm, and when a non-standard size is needed.
·6 min
How to Choose a Wrestling Mat: Size, Thickness and Density
Size is determined not by preference but by the gym's floor area and the sport. We show how to choose the mat side length, thickness and density, and what affects the final cost.
·7 min
How to Choose Budo Mats: Thickness, Quantity and Price per Gym
The cheapest modular flooring for a club, and the most common place to get thickness wrong. We explain what EVA is, how the dovetail lock works, and when 20 mm is enough and when you need 40.
·7 min
Tatami: what it is, what it is made of and how it differs from a wrestling mat
The word comes from the Japanese home, but in a gym it means an entirely different product. We look at rebonded PU foam and PE foam, density, bottom types and what tatami is not.
·6 min
Tatami size and thickness: how to choose for your discipline
Thickness determines how forgiving the flooring is in a fall, and sheet size determines how many seams the gym will have. We calculate both based on the discipline and area.
·6 min
What gear is needed for sambo
Jacket, shorts, wrestling shoes — and then the differences between sport and combat sambo begin. We have put the kit together item by item: what a beginner should buy and what to add for competitions.
·6 min
Need a calculation for your specific gym?
Send us the room dimensions and the sport, and we will select a mat set and calculate the cost based on volume.