Cutting tatami with the Balaur Arms Byakko Katana from Kult of Athena

Cutting tatami with the Balaur Arms Byakko Katana from Kult of Athena

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Ancient Swords
Feb 3, 2026

In this video, I cut some tatami mats with the new Byakko Katana from the Balaur Arms line of swords that Kult of Athena sent to me for testing. I was impressed with the performance of this relatively inexpensive katana. As can be seen in the video, it cuts through tatami, even thick double mat targets, with ease.