Best Martial Arts Body Shields
The Contender Fight Sports Heavy Hitter Body Protector allows the coach to seamlessly incorporate body punches into mitt routines. This training chest shield and rib guard has dense shock-absorbing foam protection built to uphold against to even the hardest hits and kicks in your home or commercial gym.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"it is very thick and sturdy, definitely strong enough to absorb all the power from your partner."
"This works great!"
"Great product, sturdy and hold up well to impact."
"Great body protector."
"Me and my girlfriend wear on and off to practice with our daughter who is enrolled in boxing."
"You can still feel the recoil when you take the punch just a tiny bit."
"Great product but already came apart after 2 weeks of training."
Fairtex Kick Shield is perfect for teaching both high and low kick. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This has got to be one of the best suitcase bags there is."
Two back handles, and one on each side. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Fine for adults who are just working out."
"I called CENTURY and described the shield that arrived, and they stated that it sounded like the "newer" model."
"It's a great body shield."
"We bought the Century Body Shield to use in our son's Isshinryu Karate Class."
"My two daughters and I use this large kicking bat all the time and it is just like the one we use in our class."
"Awesome bag!"
"Great, durable product!"
"So far, nightly practice with kicking pads like they have at school has kept them motivated in and out of the dojo."
Best Martial Arts Shin Guards
Covers entire kicking area from instep to top of shin. Great for padding injured or sensitive areas.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've bought three pair of these."
"Love these things."
"The foam feels like a better quality than those found in other slip-on shin guards."
"pay close attention in the product description to the dimensions you are ordering... the large was I think 5 3/4 inches across on the padding, which was perfect for my feet, but I do have somewhat narrow feet; so I would recommend measuring the distance across your instep and finding the size that corresponds to that."
"These can be a little tight on larger calves, or, people with large insteps, so you may want to size up."
"The padding is fairly light and (as pictured) fails to effectively cover the whole of the instep and the top of the foot."
"Inexpensive, I got these cuz I was getting tired of lumpy shins from checking kicks."
"We spar at 50% power and these do the job."
Best Martial Arts Hand Wraps
Meister Adult 180" Hand Wraps are full-length and ideal for MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai and other combat sports. High quality cotton and spandex blend provides ideal support & comfort for your ideal wrap tightness.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"These hand wraps are great."
"The only warning I will give is not to wash them with your clothing-- I decided to hand wash my turquoise wraps and was so thankful I didn't throw them in with my clothing because tons of dye came out of them on the first wash."
"The material is on the thin side, but they are well made."
"Christmas present for the wife."
"Tip: use a marker to write which side is up and roll them up with the loop on the outside of the roll so you don't have to unroll the whole thing before wrapping your hands."
"These are nice and long so they really protect your hands and I've received a lot of compliments on them at the gym - mostly from people wearing the white ones that are provided!"
"I'm not a professional athlete but I've been training in boxing."
"The only con I can think of is the thumb loop which refuses to stay in place because it's stretchy."
Best Martial Arts Headgear
Recommended application: Chipping, chiseling, drilling, grinding, machining, power fastening, riveting, sanding, sawing. Recommended industry: Automotive, construction, general manufacturing, mining, oil and gas. Helps offer durable head and face protection to workers in metalworking, utilities, wood working, and many other industries. Workers performing tasks in which flying sparks or particles are present should wear protection to shield their face and head. For more than a century, 3M has applied innovation and technology to improving our customers’ lives and supporting their business goals. Today the company, from its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, serves industrial and commercial customers and consumers in nearly 200 countries. Molded polycarbonate faceshield provides impact protection.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Note, I wear my hair tightly cropped and found that and old soft ball cap worn backward has made this more comfortable and with better fit."
"This particular model is adjustable to your head and the face shield material is of excellent quality since after months of use, there are no chips from rocks or such."
"I like to have full facial protection when using table saws, miter saws, and other circular saws."
"These are the best inexpensive and lightweight face protection I know of."
"I wear eye glasses and most safety goggles I cannot wear my eyeglasses under."
"I bought this shield to use when pulling poison ivy vines out of trees. However, after a period of strenuous movement, it slipped around too much - maybe because I was sweaty or something loosened up, but I was paranoid about trying to adjust it with all that urushiol on my gloves!"
"You put it on and turn a crank at the back of your head to tighten it."
"This provides pretty good facial protection, easy to adjust, comfortable, not much more to say."
Best Martial Arts Forearm Guards
Revolutionary design in sparring gear engineered to be flexible and lightweight, but maintain a high level of durability with its padded construction. Features two high-density pads united by a single sleeve.. Form-fitting fabric shell conforms to the body and stands up to tough workouts.. Sold in pairs.. Made in China.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"these work fine for the price to protect your arms from stick fighting or just general light fighting."
"They feel comfortable, I wish they were the red ones but helped in modeling my characters in a game I'm creating."
"Im kinda happy these work perfectly for airsoft and paintball like i wanted them to."
"Great quality materials, but I got two left hand gloves and there is no option to get the correct right hand glove, and now I won't have gloves on time."
"Great fun to wear and useful for sparring."
"I have not tested them yet, however they seem quite sturdy and fit as expected."
"Prompt service."
"The padding is really soft and thin, and all the bits left exposed like fingers and joints are the parts you really should be protecting."
Best Martial Arts Groin Protectors
Lo Bloo's men's athletic groin gaurd isn’t just ergonomic and comfortable; It’s also virtually unbreakable – tested to withstand up to. 4 tons. of pressure. Thanks to Lo Bloo’s patented ergonomics and fitting system, Thai Cup 2.0 follows your every move, providing 100% protection at all times. You adjust your new Thai Cup 2.0 once and for all; getting changed is done in seconds – with Thai Cup 2.0, you will actually use your groin guard. Your Thai Cup 2.0 is so comfortable, you’ll forget it’s there. Tested to standard EN 13277-5:2002, Thai Cup 2.0 withstands up to 4 tonnes’ pressure and comes with a lifetime guarantee against breakages Your Thai Cup 2.0 gives peace of mind in the truest sense: freedom from thought.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I got front kicked in the groin hard. The pain scale was 3.5 oout of ten, which isnt bad at all considering how hard it was. Got kneed in the groin hard, 4 out of ten pain scale."
"I won't give it 5 stars because it is a bit annoying to get on and it chafes a bit on the inside of my thighs."
"I've played contact sports since I was a kid so I've worn several types of cups over the years and this is by far the best cup I've ever owned."
"So there are no uncomfortable escapes of your equipment like I would sometimes get with fabric pocket cups. Funny Story: I have a habit of taking my MMA cup out of the pocket and hitting it with a spritz of Lysol before hanging it up. The next time i rolled with the Lo Bloo I got a contact rash from the Lysol."
"I had a skilled training partner that accidentally delivered a knee full force to the center of the cup yesterday and I barely felt a thing."
"I've always hated wearing a cup, but have had to put up with it, as the alternative is even worse."
"Get this Groin Protector if you are serious about any martial arts training."
"For fights, I'll wear it over thin performance underwear, but then put a heavier compression short over it just to make sure everything stays in place."
Best Martial Arts Chest & Rib Guards
Adidas WTF TaeKwonDo Solid Reversible Chest Protector Sizes S,M,L,XL,XXL. Foam rubber padding enclosed inside a vinyl shell is how this durable chestguard is made.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought for my 9 year old son and it is as good as the one I saw at a sporting store for half the price."
"Have not won the sparring yet but it's more substantial than any rib protector I've ever seen I think I will be very happy with it will come back and update this review after some experience with this product."
"Great protection without limiting my ability to move."
"They fit as expected."
"It fits great, with some room for growth."
"size large perfectly fit teenager 5'11 & 155lbs."
"I had the original Adidas hogu and I LOVED it now that I'm back training I wanted the new style and I was a little nervous but it's the same awesome Adidas quality and was delivered promptly."
Best Martial Arts Protective Foot Gear
The Number 1 shoe choice for Shaolin monks and masters.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The retailer asked that I instead take a small amount of money and "give the shoes to somebody else that can use them" as they were a new company and it would cost them too much to return the shoes. This time I ordered a three sizes larger shoe from a different retailer. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), the new shoes appeared to be sized correctly according to US sizing, which meant that I had unknowingly ordered my shoes three sizes too big this time!"
"The only problem I have ever had with these shoes is that after about 4 years, the bottom of the shoes started to tear open from being extremely worn out, which was why I bought a second pair of shoes."
"However this pair is extremely ill fitting as they are too large on my feet even though I ordered my usual size and the roundness of the sole is so extreme that it gives me arch problems and are extremely uncomfortable to wear for any amount of time."
"Shoes ran way too big, I generally wear a women's 8 so I ordered the 39, it fit more like an 8 1/2 or 9."
"There is a bit of a guessing game with the size, but once you have it down, the shoes are awesome."
"They are really cute and they were cheap, which is why I ordered them."
"The rubber at the bottom of the shoe seems to be protruding and you feel like your shoes are not flat on the bottom."
"good, light, comfortable show to wear when practicing any type of exercise."