| If you want to be up and running with your training | | | | that you avoid any bubbling effects. You can always |
| center on day one, you need to know what gear is | | | | cut the mats more but if you cut off too much, you will |
| best for your location, gear that does not take a week | | | | have to get new mats for the edge - best to work |
| to install. There is an easy solution when it comes to | | | | your way down to a perfect fit. |
| safety flooring as you can choose multiple interlocking | | | | These mats are for people that want something more |
| EVA foam martial arts mats (often known as jigsaw | | | | realistic and yet still have the safety from the concrete. |
| mats or puzzle mats). | | | | I was able to simply throw them right on top of the |
| Simply measure the length and width of your floor and | | | | cement surface with little to no preparation (though I do |
| divide each by the size of the mats you have chosen | | | | suggest that you clean the surface of dust and dirt |
| to purchase. It is okay to have mats that go over the | | | | that will be under the mats prior to placing them). |
| edge as you can easily cut one edge of the mats to | | | | What we do is simply lay down our puzzle mats to |
| fit perfectly. | | | | create our main surface - then we use a foldable mat |
| With interlocking jigsaw puzzle mats, you can add | | | | that we can pull out anytime we want to have |
| them to a dojo (training or fitness center) floor the day | | | | something with more cushion. Nevertheless, having a |
| they arrive. | | | | wall-to-wall colored martial arts mats really makes |
| What I love about these martial arts and fitness mats | | | | your training center stand out. |
| is that you can get wall to wall mats by simply cutting | | | | I still have yet to find a better multi-purpose colored |
| them with a box cutter / razor and pushing the edge | | | | martial arts training mat than the puzzle or jigsaw |
| of the mats against the wall. In only a few hours, I had | | | | mats. You can also mix and match the colors. In one |
| a great training surface across the entire floor. I would | | | | dojo, we put laid out all red mats in one room and |
| suggest that you cut them about a half inch or more | | | | black puzzle mats in another room that we used for |
| longer than needed and mush (push) them against the | | | | kids classes. |
| wall. Since the foam is flexible, it should fit tight and | | | | To see more information on Puzzle Mats and Martial |
| adjust the pressure throughout the rest of the mats so | | | | Arts Gear, please visit Pad-Up Martial Arts Equipment. |