Shin guards with gi pants

[Judodad_karateson]

What your thoughts on getting shin guards that will accommodate gi pants? I want to get these but I'm worried they won't go over the pants. Have you ever worn guards under you pants? Do you prefer them over or under, and why?

Note, I'm asking for sparring purposes, not tournaments.

[Kanku65]

I've used something similar. Only during outside of dojo sparring with friends.

I wore them under a pair of skinny style sweatpants nicely. Fitting them under a normal loose gi should be no problem at all.

I preferred wearing them under because they gripped my leg hair and skin nicely so they didn't like, slide around and stuff. lol.

They didn't really pinch though. Just held better to my skin than to my pants.

[sensei8]

What your thoughts on getting shin guards that will accommodate gi pants? I want to get these but I'm worried they won't go over the pants. Have you ever worn guards under you pants? Do you prefer them over or under, and why?

Note, I'm asking for sparring purposes, not tournaments.

They do look like they'd do the job. And from the picture in the link, I believe that they'd fit fine over gi pants; appears they have Velcro that wraps around the leg, but I really couldn't tell one way or another.

I will only wear guards under the gi pants because, for me, wearing them over the gi pants tends to restrict my movements one way or another; feels like the gi pants are grabbing me as well.

[Spodo Komodo]

I wear these Tokaido shin & instep guards under my gi without a problem. I have also worn them over my gi where that is the preferred manner. They slide nicely under the fabric so you don't really get any tightening of the pants over the knee when kicking, if you wear them on the outside then you need to draw enough material over the top to allow the knee to bend properly which then creates a toe-trap for your opponent. Personally I think under is safer but I can see the reason why someone might want all safety equipment visible to the instructors.

[JR 137]

I've never worn shin/instep guards, but if I did, I'd never wear them over the pants. Seems like there'd be too much material to get all bunched up and do too many things like restrict movement, cause blisters (like a wrinkled sock in a shoe), etc.

ive only seen those type of guards worn either with shorts or under the pants. Everyone I've trained with that wore guards wore the cloth ones under the pants.

I could be living in a bubble though.

[Bulltahr]

Everyone I've trained with that wore guards wore the cloth ones under the pants.

There's a few guys that use these in our dojo, but they have to be reminded to wash the bloody things, they get pretty rank, pretty quick if they do not.

[sensei8]

Everyone I've trained with that wore guards wore the cloth ones under the pants.

There's a few guys that use these in our dojo, but they have to be reminded to wash the bloody things, they get pretty rank, pretty quick if they do not.

Good point.

I've sent students home for not keeping themselves or their equipment or their gi clean!!

[Nidan Melbourne]

We wear our shin guards underneath our Gi pants. Some students at my dojo wear them over the top of the pants

[liger]

The pair I have works perfectly underneath gi pants. I would recommend these to all new students personally.

I did a tournament kumite were we did muwashi geri at the same time. My leg hurt for a week. Shortly after went and bought shin guards and have worn them under my gi for any time we do free style sparing.

[JR 137]

Everyone I've trained with that wore guards wore the cloth ones under the pants.

There's a few guys that use these in our dojo, but they have to be reminded to wash the bloody things, they get pretty rank, pretty quick if they do not.

Good point.

I've sent students home for not keeping themselves or their equipment or their gi clean!!

Ever sent them home for not washing their belt? 😉