Square Brands - MMA EVA Foam Interlocking Puzzle Mats - 40" x 40"

I have used the 100 SF gym mat setup in my basement for 2 years. My teenage kids and their friends wrestle, grapple, and box on it almost on a weekly basis. I grapple mma style (and spar) on it twice a month on average. I set it up over carpet. It is durable, the pieces always stay tightly locked, and it has plenty of cushion for serious grappling kneeling take-downs and pins. I am 5'-11" 180 lbs. and my grappling partner is 6'-2" 195 lbs. It is also nice on the feet for using the heavy-bag. I highly recommend this product!

Still relatively new to the MMA mat area, I decided to spend a low amount cash for mats I wasn't sure I'd dedicate myself to fullest just yet. The mats had to be cheap enough that if in the coming months I found I didn't have time to pursue MMA then the financial burden wouldn't be so bad. Regardless of the low price, I needed the mats to be good quality: they had to handle a judo throw, had to have the hardness to move around on, and last long enough to get there money's worth. The issue was finding a quality mat with a decent amount of square feet for a low price. Luckily, I came across a Craigslist ad in Phoenix for some MMA mats: GetRung was offering 100sq ft of quality mat for $200+shipping. After doing a bit of research at Bullshido and other sites I decided on purchased the mats. And about a month in, I must say I am fully satisfied with the purchase.Use:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Muay Thai, Haganah, Wrestling, and whatever else I can try my hand at.Assembly:The mats come in 100sq feet, or 9 mats in total. The mats are puzzle piece squares and are very easy to disassemble and reassemble. There are also enough corner and edge pieces to make a complete square.Hardness factor:Soft enough to drive your heel into, but hard enough to have solid movement when wrestling. The mats are an inch thick and are therefore not thickenough to be put on concrete (I put the mats in my garage). This is where the judo floor comes in. Google "The Perfect Judo Floor" to find out what I supplemented with the mats. Two inches of plywood and two inches of foam provide a great floor for the mats. Between the mats and the judo floor I am able to throw my 300lb friend onto the mat and he isn't hurt by the impact. The mats are great for crashing on as long as you have a supplement beneath the mats. Otherwise, for wresting, or doing yoga, these mats will suit most non-impact needs.Slip Factor:Thus far, and after much sweating, I haven't slipped on these. On the Dollamur mats I get burned, but these mats are pretty good on the knee skin.Customer Service:Additionally, customer service with the company is horrid. Just google 'getrung customer" and you'll see the company isn't known for it's "handle-with-care" attitude toward the customer. I've experienced this first hand. While their attitude doesn't affect the quality or the price, some consumers may not want to deal with the poor attitude of the company's president.If you don't care too much about poor customer service then these mats should suit your needs.And to be fair, while I may not have gotten along with the president of GetRung, there are multiple complaints about his attitude. Just Google "getrung customer" and the first thing that pops up is a complaint.Closing Comments:I'll update the review in the coming months. For now, I am impressed with the mats. They would be useless without the judo floor, which itself costs money. Without the judo floor the mats would just be a glorified yoga mat. But for $225 including shipping there are no better deals anywhere for 100sq ft of quality mat.

The product woks well for home martial arts training

Started training in jiu jitsu since August this year and thought to myself since I'm getting pretty committed to it I should purchase my own mats to practice at the house. Anyway, I purchased the set and couldn't really use them until after a few weeks. When I finally had a chance to lay them down, I was surprised to find that a few of them were not interlocking properly. In addition, one of the mats had a very smooth finish, and not the tatami finish as the other mats have.I didn't go directly to the company given the previous experience we had with the "CEO." He was a total nut job. Very poor customer service, he made it look like we were taking advantage of him and his company. When we received the mats, we asked whether we can order additional mats, not the whole set, but additional ones for another room. He kept on beating around the bush for an explanation of why he couldn't do that. Finally he said it was because of shipping charges and how they do not make any money off of it. It made sense so we declined to pursue it. However, the emails between back and forth with my wife and him are just ridiculous. So instead of calling the company directly, I went to the BBB to complain about the defective mats.GetRung responded directly to me and offered the following solution after I had sent the company pictures of the mats. Surprisingly, the CEO agreed with me. However, his solution is, 1) refund me one mat for 20 bucks and 2) the other defective mats that do not interlock properly to wait until they are broken in (at least up to a year). This was his educated guess.I responded to him and kindly declined. I asked for either a refund on the four defective mats, or replacement. I would be happy to ship the defective mats back but it will not be out of my pocket. The CEO kept going back and forth about how I'm making it difficult for him and how I'm not being reasonable. First off I paid for a product and expect it to perform, if it doesn't do what it says then the company should replace it. No where in their website or packaging states that these have to be "broken-in."As the other review said, prepare for poor service and an arrogant d-bag to deal with you in the event your mats are defective.

I bought 200 sq.ft. for my home gym and I love it. Easy installation. Trim with a utility knife where you have to.

Excellent value for the money! Better than expected.

Best mat on the market for the thickness and price. 100% satisfied. I use this mat for all combat training. Durable, portable, ... perfect!