We have paint ball gear, shooting glasses but they’re kind of expensive.
If using airsoft always make sure all parties in the room have on at least safe-t glasses. Also always test the goggles by firing into them to make sure the lenses can take the impact. Of course you shouldn’t be wearing them during the test.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find the glasses or goggles on the Home Depot site. However, thanks for the rest of your suggestions, Rogue. Peace.
Just be phantom and test out any gear you buy to make sure it’ll work.
I am sorry if I annoyed you, Rogue. Thanks again and have a nice day.
******, it should have read,
Just be careful phantom and test out any gear you buy to make sure it’ll work.
Sorry for the misunderstanding phantom.
Knives, sticks, and frequent firearm training here.
PLWR - Polska Liga Walk Rycerskich
They even have their own YouTube channel: PLWR - Polska Liga Walk Rycerskich
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They even have their own YouTube channel: PLWR - Polska Liga Walk Rycerskich[/QUOTE]
Gene that stuff is great. I got to meet a guy 10+ years back that was a MAist that dropped it all to pursue that stuff in the video. He makes a living , or did doing that. Had horses and everything. He came into a MA shop and I was in there buying discounted vhs. He had his helmet. We got to talking and cool guy. I asked what it feels like to be hit wearing that stuff. He said, you want to put on the helmet and I’ll hit you with a staff. I said sure. He grabbed a oak staff and cracked me a good one right on top of my head. I felt nothing. Just moved me a little. He hit me so hard he blew a chunk of wood about the size or a quarter and maybe as deep or a bit more out of the staff.
He told me all about the misbeliefs people had about weapons and amour. Very educational hour he spent with me.
[QUOTE=Ironwind;441338]I have gone full contact with my master in bo training with only a cup and head gear.
It gave me the sense to move faster, after all of the sweet-painful bouts I endured.[/QUOTE]
That’s nut’s. I hope you guys keep hand hits out of it. All I can see is mangled fingers and blood and exposed bone. YIKES!
Russian MMA League Armoured Knight Fighting
Armored Knights in the ring. Sure, why not?
There are even actual matches online!
Ukolov vs Plaksin: not sure who I was rooting for . . . the guy who’s shield displayed Argent, a lion rampant, gules.
That was nice. My hats off to those guys. For those interested here is their youtube page.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBXJWLWdtJVcJFPW_fLXO3A/videos
Never been a fan of overly padded “weapons sparing”.
Still, looks like fun.
[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;1283265]Never been a fan of overly padded “weapons sparing”.
Still, looks like fun.[/QUOTE]
I’m not so sure this is overpadding but closer to original. I have no idea the armor they wore there or most places traditionally. But what it does show is that those sword attacks, even if sharp, do not work well and generally not at all against armor. This is how it was explained to me. It goes to grapple. A guy goes down and ideally you insert the blade in between a gap. Very hard to do while standing. The guy I spoke to said, war hammers rule against armor. Those can penetrate the steel. Of course you can’t spar/fight with those.
[QUOTE=boxerbilly;1283283]I’m not so sure this is overpadding but closer to original. I have no idea the armor they wore there or most places traditionally. But what it does show is that those sword attacks, even if sharp, do not work well and generally not at all against armor. This is how it was explained to me. It goes to grapple. A guy goes down and ideally you insert the blade in between a gap. Very hard to do while standing. The guy I spoke to said, war hammers rule against armor. Those can penetrate the steel. Of course you can’t spar/fight with those.[/QUOTE]
The techniques that actually work against a armoured opponent are the ones that are prohibited in these sparring competitions.
Muck like kendo.
These things are good fun and they built stamina and fighting spirit and all that, but they never should be viewed as being anything other than that.
In CLF, we sparred with staffs made of padded PVC. Unfortunately (or fortunately), this resulted in a wide, thick, heavier staff. The disadvantage is that it made the grip much more difficult; the advantage is that a real staff is much easier to maneuver. We never wore helmets or other protective equipment. Even though the staves were padded, you could still get hurt. I particularly hated when my fingers got hit when someone slid their staff up mine to disarm me; that was also a favorite tactic of mine. Though often it’s best to avoid doing it to develop other skills, too. Because there was still risk, you could be aggressive at times, but never just recklessly whale away at each other like some people do in padded weapons sparring scenarios.