MArtist with glasses !

[Shizentai]

I wear contacts for karate now, but when I was a kid I'd have to take my glasses off whenever we were doing partner work. I remember that being a huge pain! If in the middle of the partner drill Sensei wanted to explain something I couldn't see him unless I put them back on. Once he was explaining something for a while, so I went and put them back on, but as soon as I got back to my spot he said "ICHI!" and my partner punched me in the face. Even though she just barely got me, I had a black eye for a week because the nose pad broke a blood vessel in my lower eyelid!

If you can't see well enough without them, and if you can't wear contacts, I highly recommend prescription sports goggles (as others have), because those at least are designed to protect your eyes from impact.

[nyramat911]

Hi Safroot,

I realise that this post is a little old now, but hopefully this will help... I've lived in the US where recspecs were the norm, but now that I live in Australia sports glasses are a bit harder to come by. In my dojo there's a "no glasses" rule for any partner work, and this extends to kids and adults. Consequently most adults just bite the bullet and overcome the "poking myself in the eye" concern and wear contacts, even if it's just for karate class. There is one guy at my dojo who wears sports goggles, but I've never asked him where he got them from.

This being said, however, if you speak to your optometrist you should be able to get a recommendation for sports goggles (OPSM has some options http://www.opsm.com.au/rx-sport-glasses but are notoriously expensive) or at the very least a valid prescription which you can use online. I'd imagine that something like this

http://www.sports-eyewear.com.au/product.php/68/sports-goggles-prescription-rx-progear

or this

https://goggleman.com.au/collections/ball-sports-eyewear

would be acceptable to use during martial arts training (but may be banned during competition, depending on the tournament rules).

Please let us know what you decide to do- I'd be interested in your review if you do decide to go for sports glasses.

[Safroot]

Hi Safroot,

I realise that this post is a little old now, but hopefully this will help... I've lived in the US where recspecs were the norm, but now that I live in Australia sports glasses are a bit harder to come by. In my dojo there's a "no glasses" rule for any partner work, and this extends to kids and adults. Consequently most adults just bite the bullet and overcome the "poking myself in the eye" concern and wear contacts, even if it's just for karate class. There is one guy at my dojo who wears sports goggles, but I've never asked him where he got them from.

This being said, however, if you speak to your optometrist you should be able to get a recommendation for sports goggles (OPSM has some options http://www.opsm.com.au/rx-sport-glasses but are notoriously expensive) or at the very least a valid prescription which you can use online. I'd imagine that something like this

http://www.sports-eyewear.com.au/product.php/68/sports-goggles-prescription-rx-progear

or this

https://goggleman.com.au/collections/ball-sports-eyewear

would be acceptable to use during martial arts training (but may be banned during competition, depending on the tournament rules).

Please let us know what you decide to do- I'd be interested in your review if you do decide to go for sports glasses.

Thanks nyramat911 for your recommendations, maybe the post was old but I have just restarted my training 2 weeks ago.

For sure I will look into it & if I decided to go for sports glasses I will let you know

[SaiFightsMS]

I am blind as a bat without my glasses and invested in a pair of sports goggles that I wore. I got a second strap for them and even wore them in the pool when I was working with my deep water jogging vest.

[Safroot]

I am blind as a bat without my glasses and invested in a pair of sports goggles that I wore. I got a second strap for them and even wore them in the pool when I was working with my deep water jogging vest.

I agree, sports goggles are the best option but way too expensive 😡

[singularity6]

My vision is pretty bad: about -3 in each eye (moderate myopia) and a cylinder of about 2 in each eye (borderline-severe astigmatism.) Needless to say, I can't see anything without my glasses. I think they'd run about $150 or so. I use prescription sports goggles. They're not crazy expensive, and since we hit each other in the face, I've had to pop lenses back in a few times. But... I don't get cut (frames are plastic with rubber padding) and if they break, I won't have to worry about driving home!