headguard and shield advice

ladylouise

i was wondering do many people were head guard with shield in competition .
like top ten head guard with shield. i have wore one but seem to heavy for sparring .is a good idea to wear heavy head guard or not in sparring and competition:o

yomchi

Well you have your dobok, you have your sparring gear, last little bit will be the head guard and gum shied and then you need to look for a tournament. I think we should all go and support you

ladylouise

.is a good idea to wear heavy head guard or not in sparring and competition

tysonslovechild

il give you a straight answer , yes , regardless of how heavy it feels you wil get use to it. I bet if you got injured after not wearing it, you would regret it afterwards. I know some clubs that spar full contact with the option of wearing head gear or not, and there have been many bad incidence.

ladylouise

tysonslovechild wrote: »

il give you a straight answer , yes , regardless of how heavy it feels you wil get use to it. I bet if you got injured after not wearing it, you would regret it afterwards. I know some clubs that spar full contact with the option of wearing head gear or not, and there have been many bad incidence.

yes i got awful lot punches in to face.so you think i,ll get use it .i did reget not having it because i failed bb exam with out it

Unpossible

Louise are you talking about a headguard that also has a cage/plastic visor that protects your face?

Insect Overlord

Unpossible wrote: »

Louise are you talking about a headguard that also has a cage/plastic visor that protects your face?

I showed up to my first sparring session last month without a gum-shield
The sensei insisted I wear a head-guard/shield like that instead, which of course he was right to do. I couldn't stand the thing though. The blind-spot was massive, and it spread impacts around my whole head instead of just hurting where they landed. It probably saved me a few cuts and bruises, but it annoyed me at the time!

Unpossible

Insect Overlord wrote: »

The blind-spot was massive

Yeah, they make beginners in HanMooDo wear one* that is thicker but the facial part is like magneto's helmet it kills peripheral vision and in training I've been caught by it a few times.

*edit: a headguard, no shield on it

ladylouise

Unpossible wrote: »

Louise are you talking about a headguard that also has a cage/plastic visor that protects your face?

its polycarbon shield its top ten shield

cowzerp

Louise Topten headguards are great-if ya have 1 then cool..

Unpossible

Louise have you checked with your instructor to see if its allowed in competition? Or maybe mention the organization that you plan on competing in and I'm sure someone on here will be able to tell you if a shield is allowed.