krzychicano Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 I would wear the headgear atleast until you have become very comfortable with sparring because it is pretty safe to say you might get your butt kicked when you first start sparring so the more protection the better. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius
ladyj Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Most all of us have to work outside of martial arts or we have families so we do not want injuries. I think if the protective equipment is available you should wear it and not worry about what others are doing because you aren't responsible for them.
Krazy Carol Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Everyone, at the Dojo I go to, wears sparring gear. It's policy. I wear it, my kids wear it, and my husband wears it. Better safe than sorry, everyone has to show up to their day job in the morning. Carol "There is a time in every mans education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse,... " Emerson86years in the making..... Red Sox World Champs.....
delli04 Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 Matt in my dojo and that of my teacher's the adults only wear hand gear, the karate type. With that said if anyone felt uncomfortable or unsafe then not one of us would have had any problems with a person wearing head gear. So i find myself agreeing with everyone else, better safe then sorry.
SenseiJMA Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 MMMmmm.Are we there yet? Backfist...Backfist......THROW THE BACKFIST!!Team JMA
pineapple Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 Everyone that I teach wears a headgear during sparring but this is more for liability reasons. I also attended a school where no one wore headgear and never saw anyone suffer injuries because of it. Most injuries that I see are facial injuries and the common headgear does not protect this area. Everyone wore a headgear when I trained in boxing but the punches were far less controlled than in most martial arts classses. I guess that the bottom line is "better safe than sorry"! What works works
krzychicano Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 You can never go wrong with safety! What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius
1kickKO Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 Hmm..you should always try and wear safety gear and play it safe. A concussion is something you want to worry about hte least I'm sure.
matbla Posted February 14, 2005 Author Posted February 14, 2005 thank you all safty comes first I MEAN IT!!! I want this topic to get out there saftey first take note i am not spaming this topic i just want you all to take saftry first IMEAN THOSE OF YOU that do not wear head gear should but it is up to you. from matt blake
kataman Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 I do a lot of tournements call traditionel and we only wear cloves to fight.I fell confortable in that and I found that poeple are more respectfull when they fight and have more control. I also do a lot of open tournements where is free for all,I always tell the others that I have to work on monday.So to wear the head gear or not is up to you and how you fell. I don't train for belt color I train to survive on the street
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