Does your place use chest plates?

[Sir Gerbil]

Hey i have seen most tkd places use chest plates, when sparring. but our karate place doesnt. does yours?

[bushido_man96]

We wear chest protectors at my school. Previously, I had never worn one. We do Olympic sparring rules, so we wear them. However, we don't wear them for testing purposes.

[DWx]

We don't use them for sparring... although my instructor has a few that he sometimes makes us wear so we can be a "living punch bag" for our opponent. Its cool to be the one kicking, not so good it your the one who has to be the target.

[A_Train]

No, we do not.

[lordtariel]

Nope, never have.

[Sir Gerbil]

We don't use them for sparring... although my instructor has a few that he sometimes makes us wear so we can be a "living punch bag" for our opponent. Its cool to be the one kicking, not so good it your the one who has to be the target.

yeah we just have those shield-ish things (i tried to the living punching bag thing... it doesnt hurt but for somereason whenever someone punches me directly on the plate my eyes bug right out of my head.)

[bushido_man96]

We don't use them for sparring... although my instructor has a few that he sometimes makes us wear so we can be a "living punch bag" for our opponent. Its cool to be the one kicking, not so good it your the one who has to be the target.

There are some that are called "instructor hogus" or something to that effect, and they are quite a bit thicker, but less maneuverable, I think. However, instructors will wear them to allow full-speed counters and such to be worked on by students gearing up for sparring in tournaments or what-not. Maybe that would be better for your purposes.

[DWx]

We don't use them for sparring... although my instructor has a few that he sometimes makes us wear so we can be a "living punch bag" for our opponent. Its cool to be the one kicking, not so good it your the one who has to be the target.

There are some that are called "instructor hogus" or something to that effect, and they are quite a bit thicker, but less maneuverable, I think. However, instructors will wear them to allow full-speed counters and such to be worked on by students gearing up for sparring in tournaments or what-not. Maybe that would be better for your purposes.

It doesn't hurt or anything. Just not very pleasant having to run around in the thing. I hate them. Can't breathe fully and they restrict my movement, especially my arms.

[bushido_man96]

It doesn't hurt or anything. Just not very pleasant having to run around in the thing. I hate them. Can't breathe fully and they restrict my movement, especially my arms.

I hear ya there. I don't like them either, and would prefer to go without them. That way, my punches would get respected a lot more, too.

[Sir Gerbil]

It doesn't hurt or anything. Just not very pleasant having to run around in the thing. I hate them. Can't breathe fully and they restrict my movement, especially my arms.

I hear ya there. I don't like them either, and would prefer to go without them. That way, my punches would get respected a lot more, too.

come to think of it, im not sure that many karate places do, mabe just tkd, because those things are uncomfortable.