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lupus yonderboy
Yellow Belt
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 69
Location: St. Louis MO
Styles: MMA - Boxing, Judo, Jits, Greco, Folk Wrestling
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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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if you can't tell from the look of it, and the legitmacy of the company you're buying from then don't buy it. but don't be concerned with brand names, especially in martial arts, brand names are HIGHLY over-rated. if they look and sound quality, they're probably quality, order em up, and they aren't send em back.
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IcemanSK
Purple Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 504
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan
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| NewEnglands_KyoSa wrote: |
| if you can't tell from the look of it, and the legitmacy of the company you're buying from then don't buy it. but don't be concerned with brand names, especially in martial arts, brand names are HIGHLY over-rated. if they look and sound quality, they're probably quality, order em up, and they aren't send em back. |
That is the case with most dipped foam gear (as it's all made the same way) but leather gear can vary a lot. Especially boxing gloves! How much lower is this stuff than other companies who sell the same things?
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ying&yang
Purple Belt
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
Posts: 513
Location: melbourne
Styles: JKD , and 15 others
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Well really the only way to know is by the look of it.
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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| NewEnglands_KyoSa wrote: |
| if you can't tell from the look of it, and the legitmacy of the company you're buying from then don't buy it. but don't be concerned with brand names, especially in martial arts, brand names are HIGHLY over-rated. if they look and sound quality, they're probably quality, order em up, and they aren't send em back. |
That is the case with most dipped foam gear (as it's all made the same way) but leather gear can vary a lot. Especially boxing gloves! How much lower is this stuff than other companies who sell the same things? |
most leather gear, name brand or not is usually not genuine leather! and personally, leather gear is waste of mine, i'll take my foam dipped any day 
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IcemanSK
Purple Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 504
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan
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| NewEnglands_KyoSa wrote: |
| if you can't tell from the look of it, and the legitmacy of the company you're buying from then don't buy it. but don't be concerned with brand names, especially in martial arts, brand names are HIGHLY over-rated. if they look and sound quality, they're probably quality, order em up, and they aren't send em back. |
That is the case with most dipped foam gear (as it's all made the same way) but leather gear can vary a lot. Especially boxing gloves! How much lower is this stuff than other companies who sell the same things? |
most leather gear, name brand or not is usually not genuine leather! and personally, leather gear is waste of mine, i'll take my foam dipped any day |
I would agree for TSD & TKD, but for Muay Thai, boxing & kickboxing, leather gear is essential. The good stuff is genuine leather. $20 gloves are not.
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DWx
KF Sensei
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 1035
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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I've used both and I must say the lifespan of leather gear is almost 3x as much as dipped foam. Dipped foam usually just tears after a couple of months whereas the leather doesn't. The foam is easier to clean though..
I always buy my gear off people I know I can trust so I've never hand the authenticity issue. I would imagine though that certain things like width of the straps, any tags or etc. could be a clue to whether the gear is genuine.
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aikikenjitsu
White Belt
Joined: 07 Apr 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Puyallup, WA
Styles: Tracy Kenpo, Ed Parker Kenpo, My style-Aikikenjitsu
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How long the equiptment lasts and how it feels.
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on the post.
