Proforce Velocity Hands tournament acceptable?

[lit-arate]

For Christmas, I got a set of Proforce Velocity gear.

(random link: http://www.discountmas.com/prvepuredorb.html)

So far, I super love them. Admittedly, I haven't used them against people yet, just the hanging bag, but they're comfortable and solid. I'm interested to see if the finger independence enables me to use more Aikido when I spar, and I'll keep you posted if you're interested.

What I'm wondering, though, is if anyone thinks the independent fingers will be a problem for tournament sparring. I realize regulations may differ from style to style, but just as a general question: different = bad?

[Zaine]

Good question. I think that some will and others won't. It all depends on how the coordinator likes them I suppose. They don't seem too different from the regulation gloves that most tournaments use so I'm guessing that there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

[Harkon72]

My WUKO mitts do the same job, they cost less than $10.

[DWx]

You'd probably have to contact event organizers to be sure. It'll depend on their regs. In the tournaments I do I know they most likely wouldn't be allowed because they specifically ask for the fingers to be enclosed, but other tournaments will have different rules.