what do you all think should be worn for full power sparring, in terms of which pads/gloves/etc? should there be mats, and how thick?
by best, i mean what should be worn to minimize damage while maximizing what’s learned and being closest to simulating real combat.
I think the ancient Greek did it the right way…They used to fight naked…This way,there was no internet arguing about who had the biggest balls.
Wouldnt rubbing olive oil mimize cuts and abrasions?
Cod liver oil could come in handy externally and internally for close encounters. Details matter.
Originally posted by yuanfen
Wouldnt rubbing olive oil mimize cuts and abrasions?
it certainly minimizes cuts and abrasions from my girlfriend when we “spar” 
You have changed my mind on sparring!
You can spar naked if you want, though don’t expect me to join in.
If you don’t wear a mouthguard though, you are an idiot. A cup is also a good idea.
Originally posted by anerlich
[B]You can spar naked if you want, though don’t expect me to join in.
If you don’t wear a mouthguard though, you are an idiot. A cup is also a good idea. [/B]
And some boxing gloves - 12oz or more.
Fingerless WT/Vale Tudo gloves.
Headgear & mouth piece.
cup.
Knee & elbow pads.
There was that aftershave lotion called “Hai Karate” Who could win against somebody smelling that bad?..
I think it’s a little innappropriate at this time, as even summer’s line up is being withdrawn. Most stores are showing the fall stuff at this time, as some stores have started back to school ads. But you really can’t go wrong with colors, and whites, some prefer pastel shades, but there are still alot of people going with the bright colors, and believe it or not, black is being worn as well.
so much for a decent discussion :rolleyes:
Originally posted by Edmund
And some boxing gloves - 12oz or more.
or less.
I love the line from Michael Jen when he’s instructing to grab the belt and then says, if the person is not wearing a belt, grab their pants, and if they’re not wearing pants, well, he doesn’t want to know what you’re doing…
Originally posted by teazer
[B]
or less. [/B]
Yeah! Tape a piece of fluff to your hand. Good idea.
10oz are amateur boxing competition sized gloves.
8 or 10 are used for most pro matches.
12 and up are sparring gloves.
The design is also sometimes a little different. Softer foam layers to prevent injuries like cuts.
Those Vale Tudo gloves have very little design to them at all.
Take a closer look at what’s in those things.
Someone asked what was going to be safe and I told them, based off what I know, to pick the sparring gloves.
Oh SPARRING! I thought you asked what should be worn for SPRING !!! oops, my bad!
actually, I like macho’s headgear and face cage-only because it provides good visability-and those plexi masks fog up-besides, if you recall the FIST gear-their plastic face sheild came loose and one of my students took ten stitches over his eye from the edge of the sheild. Headgear will still not protect you from a concussion, but keeps your nose, eyes, and teeth intact. You can use the "jkd gloves’ or “kenpo gloves” whatever they’re called, or the century gloves-which are actually bag gloves-don’t offer much in the way of padding. Thai shin guards are good, as well as elbow pads. The macho chest gear actually protects you TOO much. Usually, when you kick someone, they stop, but with this gear, they keep coming at you like Jason-keeps ya honest.
Murphy’s Law states that if there is one square inch of unprotected bodypart-that’s where you’ll get nailed. Goes with the territory. For the most part-going all out full contact doesn’t work as well as I like. Take a few chain punches, or cup choy, or sow choy, and you’re done. Any time the head snaps back, the brain rocks back in the skull and smashes against the wall of the cranium-there is a cuncussion-however mild. There is ALWAYS brain damage. period. Frankly, after those Pink Floyd concerts in the 70’s, I’m not sure how many brain cells I have left.
Remember boyz n girls-there is no such thing as purple mesc-it’s all acid.
o.k. i’ll put my version in
this is the jail house poor mans set up from my early days of ‘’ gee lets see what going all out feels like
1]used motorcycle helmet
2] any cheap elbow pads
3] used baseball catchers shin gaurds
4] century kendo gloves
5] alot of ice/jow/tape for things that broke and had to be put back together including fingers
6] lack of commen sense or idea of progressive sparring
now i can work of some boxing gloves and that’s it , controlled progressive training , the goal is attribute development not rockem sockem robots any more , but that’s just me
I have these great umpire shin guards, but they keep falling off. Evidently umpires don’t kick all that much. Thicker elastic and velcro should do it I think. So…how do the dog bros. gear up? They seem to go at it pretty hardcore, perhaps someone with jkd knowledge might have some info.
i have some back ground in stick and knife sparring , but to be honest nothing is really safe the are chips of wood flying through the face gaurds , and joints still get all twisted , doesn’t really build for a skill development enviroment , kind of more like a how big my balls are .
if you pad up to much you tend to change your mental intent and get sloppy . i know real fights are sloppy but training should give you refinement not 3 months out cus you broke you what ever , to me less is more .
i have trained with vunak and some of his people and seen both sides of the coin , now years later even there camp is backing of and refining to try and stay a litle healthier
Wow - you’re almost starting to sound like me, Ernie. What’s the world coming to???
:D:D:D
Regard,
train hard play hard , but when it gets to hard to train back off live life 
let me know what you think of the last clips i sent i might have some more goodies in my video store