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Do you prefer to spar with the cloth shin and instep or the foam boot?
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Cloth shin and instep |
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18% |
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Foam boot |
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56% |
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Other |
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25% |
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ninjanurse
KF Sensei
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Old TKD school: foam feet, hands, head, mouthguard, chest protector, cup for guys
New TKD school: cloth shin/instep, forearm guards, head, mouthguard, chest protector, cups for guys and girls
Black belts often spar without chest protectors when conducting classes or during tests.
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karate_woman
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 11 Apr 2003
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Location: Ontario Canada
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I wear a helmet (gotta get used to them so they don't bug me in tournaments), mouthguard, gloves, and shin/instep guards - they aren't really cloth, or foam, though. Well, the inside is cloth I guess.
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ialwaysgethit
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Location: York, Yorkshire UK
Styles: shotokan
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all we wear is 10mm mits a groid guard and a gum sheild, some thimes train with out these to we learn control. 
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Shorinryu Sensei
Black Belt
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Location: Kalispell, Montana
Styles: Shorinryu Matsumura Kenpo (Seito/Orthodox) Karate and Kobudo
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| The only required sparring equipment we use in my dojo is a groin cup/supporter. |
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delta1
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Feb 2003
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Location: North Central Washington
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Only things I allways (almost ) use are:
*cup
*mouthguard
For heavy contact, I usually wear:
*boxing headgear or...
*a cage type headgear (for weapons)
*light, open finger gloves, or...
*hockey gloves (weapons again)
I have shin guards and arm guards and heavy gloves. But I've loaned them out more than I've worn them myself.
Boots and instep protection I'd never consider. I either kick with the ball of my foot, side of my foot, heel, or my shin. Only time I use the instep is for something like a scoop, which requires no protection.
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Natural
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Location: Purley,Surrey,England
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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We where shin pad etc groin preotectors etc
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PunchPressQueen75
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 1:14 am Post subject: |
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I never said what I had to wear ... sorry. We wear the cloth things for arm and shin. We have chest protectors that I hate (too constrictive) and helmet (too sweaty). I like TKD, but the gear has to go LOL.
In TSD, we wore hardly any gear. I liked that best 
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ninjanurse
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Personally I think that wearing the chest protector can make you lazy and sloppy-you know it won't hurt too bad if you get hit so you get hit. I like to spar without one while teaching because I hate to get hit and students can be unforgiving if you let your guard down or revert to old bad habits. This is not to say that they don't have their place in the dojang or ring-safety is a priority these days.
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equaninimus
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Be surprising...spar nude!
But back to reality.....
My sojourn into TKD intorduced me to the chest and head protector thing, and I hate them with a passion. Too restrictive! In addition, the chest protector does indeed become a crutch for many students. Students tend not to block or avoid techniques, and the "no hands to the head" rule lead to many of them sparring with their hands exceptionally low.
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PunchPressQueen75
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I have to agree there, equaninimus. Maybe that's why I like grappling a lot now. No rules (except no hitting the face for safty reasons), no gear, just plain fun hehehehehehe
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on the post.
