training on laminate floor

[nikitas]

what is your opinion abaut laminate-floor?do you have any training-experience on it?

[sensei8]

Welcome to KF; glad you're here!!

I dislike training on this type of floor because, more often than not, the surface can be marred, making it quite uncomfortable, especially on the feet. Also, the manner of which the surface is cleaned can also make training unpleasant in an overall acceptance!!

My experience on this type of floor hasn't been agreeable for me!! I'd rather not!!

[Spartacus Maximus]

For me the ideal training ground/floor is nothing but hardwood boards. Thin carpet is not too bad but it is difficult to clean. Any type of surface that would become slippery with humidity and sweat would be something I would avoid if possible.

[IcemanSK]

I've trained on wood floors that was a dance floor. It was nice at first, however, it didn't last long. The dance class that was in there was a Ballet Folkorico (traditional Mexican dance) who used a hard shoe that destroyed the floor. For us barefoot folks, it became unusable.

I've trained for long periods of time on tile over concrete, wood (several kinds), Judo mats (mats for rolling), indoor/outdoor carpet over concrete & competition mats. I'll take competition mats any day.

[Spartacus Maximus]

Hardwood floors are the best for conditioning the feet and toes but thin foam mats also work very well as a training surface. My dojo is on the third floor of a large building and we have the original floor covered with a half-inch thick play mats that fit together like puzzle pieces. The original flooring is thin office type carpeting. I used the same type of mats in my living room to convert it into my personal dojo.

[Wastelander]

We have laminate flooring in two of the training areas in our dojo, but the main training floor is matted with two layers of puzzle mats--1" thick "striking" mats on the bottom, and 1-1/4" thick "grappling" mats on top. The laminate flooring is okay, but it's coming loose in spots and leaving uneven areas and gaps. I've seen some of the more modern laminate flooring that looks like it would hold up much better, though.

[Spartacus Maximus]

Laminate floors are the worst to repair when they come unstuck. They require a special type of heavy duty industrial adhesive which is very unpleasant to work with. The good thing about them is that they are easily covered with the puzzle mats. In fact, I would use said mats on any floor that is not hardwood because they can be set down quickly by few people and are reasonably portable if they should be removed afterwards.

[AdamKralic]

Easy to cover with the interlocking foam mats that were described earlier in thread...or rubberized ones.

lots of options that would work better than laminate

[OleOle]

I train on an old hardwood floor. It is somewhat scuffed and dusty sometimes (as other groups use the hall too) but I have to say I really like it.

[Spartacus Maximus]

Truly nothing beats the feel of hardwood flooring. The older the better in my opinion. The very best floors I have had the pleasure to train on where very old buildings and laid down almost a hundred years before. One was a small training room used to train combatives at a military school dating back to the late 1800s. They sure made things to last a lifetime back then! Other great floors were not quite as old but the wood itself was quite old and treated with a kind of hardening polish. Beautiful and comfortable with good traction to prevent slipping or having to mop the floor constantly.