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ydwnd10
White Belt
Joined: 17 Aug 2004
Posts: 8
Location: NY
Styles: kali, silat, jkd, BJJ,mui tai
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 Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:04 am Post subject: foam vs cloth shin instep |
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| i have to wear teh shin guard under my pants.. it looks like foam would fall off pretty fast. da cloth ones look like they would stay on better am i rite |
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Dijita
Green Belt
Joined: 23 Feb 2004
Posts: 429
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Styles: Kyokushin
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:11 am Post subject: |
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| Is there a way for you to try both? That way you can at least see what one fits more comfortably. I personally like the cloth ones better myself because it is thinner and I do not like to wear bulky shinpads. Some people might like the foam ones because it is a little bit thicker and perhaps better protection. From the people that I have seen using the foam ones, they do not seem to complain about the shin pad slipping or falling off. I think the important thing is that it fits properlly. Then it is only a matter of preference. |
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Pacificshore
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Mar 2002
Posts: 1698
Location: West Coast
Styles: Chinese Kenpo/Kara-Ho Kempo
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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Stick to the cloth ones 
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Mr. Hall
Yellow Belt
Joined: 19 Mar 2003
Posts: 44
Styles: Tae Kwon Do (Chang Moo Kwan)
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:10 am Post subject: Cloth |
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I am with "Pacificshore", go with cloth.
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Shorinryu Sensei
Black Belt
Joined: 13 Jun 2002
Posts: 2045
Location: Kalispell, Montana
Styles: Shorinryu Matsumura Kenpo (Seito/Orthodox) Karate and Kobudo
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Why wear either? You're not going to have them on under your jeans on the street are you? Get used to the pain...it's our friend!  |
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aefibird
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Oct 2003
Posts: 4416
Location: UK
Styles: Past and present: 2 styles of Karate, TKD, Aikido, Wing Chun, some Tai Chi
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If you have to wear them in your club, then I'd suggest that you go for the cloth type.
See if someone at your club will lend you a pair of each type for you to try, that way you'll get an idea of which you prefer.
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Shane
Purple Belt
Joined: 21 Sep 2004
Posts: 576
Location: WA
Styles: Combative Arts
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We only use shin insteps for sparring purposes and sometimes we dont even wear them then. I like the prostyle insteps from fairtex, they are very heavyduty and offers great protection, but if your going to be wearing them all the time they would not allow you to condition your shins at all because the offer to much protection. My advice is to get a pair that you like and only wear them during certian times in your training. Of course this will depend on your dojo etc.
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The Saint
Green Belt
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Posts: 441
Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada
Styles: Tae Kwon Do ITF
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The Cloth ones last longer and are less bulky. The foam ones have more padding but are bulky. I use the foam dip ones and have no problems with the shin guards. They do slip sometimes,I've noticed when fighting in some tourneys you can sometimes not even connect hard with a kick and it is scored with the foam foot pads. It all depends on what you like. I'd love a nice pair of cloth pads I can wash.
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