Head gear or no head gear?

[ramcalgary]

I think it depends on experience. New fighters should wear head gear in early bouts for that extra protection.

 

Stats show that people heading a soccer ball are just as likely to get some damage as an amateur boxer.

 

Any thoughts.

 

 

[kicker]

well I think that is true but It does depend on how hard you hit the ball or how hard the ball is comming to you

 

also how hard the boxer is hitting you in the head since you can't keep your hands up I think that The worst would be punched in the nose

 

 

[YODA]

In my 2nd Thai fight we had to wear headguards. My opponent hit me so hard with a left hook that it spun my headguard around 90 degrees so that I was looking out of the ear hole - or trying to! LOL! He could have backed off at that point while the ref took time to adjust it , but no - he kicked me so hard in the head that he detatched the auditory nerve in my ear - so now I wear a hearing aid. Doh!

 

Headguards are great

 

 

[Punchdrunk]

That is one of the problems with headgear. Not just the slipping around, but the difficulty in seeing hooks coming or well executed kicks from the outside. I have had my nose broken twice and I still think the hooks to the side of my head that I never saw have been the most damaging. The original intent of headgear was just to protect fighters from cuts not significantly reduce concusive impact.

 

 

Osu!

 

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[ This Message was edited by: Punchdrunk on 2002-02-09 10:37 ]

[Prodigy-Child]

i dont like headgear but i gotta wear it any way since i am an amateur.......i think it just gives you a false sense protection because i have sparred with and without headgear and getting hit in the head without wearing headgear feels just the same while i am wearing it

[Harpoon]

On 2002-02-09 10:17, YODA wrote:

 

he kicked me so hard in the head that he detatched the auditory nerve in my ear - so now I wear a hearing aid. Doh!

 

Headguards are great

 

 

 

Your not serious, are you??

[Bon]

::edit:: Edited September 29, 2002 by Bon

[YODA]

Unfortunately yes, Harpoon - very serious.

 

 

[KickChick]

Many people find wearing protective headgear to be cumbersome and vision-limiting. One nice blow to the temple can cause serious damage. However these limitations of wearing protective headgear can train us to focus more on detecting kicks and punches by the movements we see in the opponent's torso. Many people believe in looking into an opponents eyes, but I personally feel this brings our gaze too high to accurately see kicks within our peripheral vision, and a fighter (at least a good one!) can feint with their eyes. By remaining calm, and focused on our opponent's torso, we can see each attack, even as the opponent is preparing to deliver it, and then we can respond that much quicker.

 

 

[Joecooke007]

Well said KickChick but couldn't you do that without the headgear. When I first saw the topic of this thread I thought "A thread on orthodontics?"